Gordon Brown has said the chancellor’s Spring Statement “missed out millions of people facing real hardship”.
The former Labour prime minister warned “the problem is only going to get worse” as he described parents having to choose between paying to turn the heating up or feeding their children amid the rising cost of living.
He told BBC Breakfast: “There was a blank page in his budget statement this week and it missed out millions of people who are facing real hardship.”
His comments came as transport secretary Grant Shapps admitted fuel prices were still “crazy high”.
Speaking about the benefits of electric vehicles on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Mr Shapps said: “For the time being, there is a big advantage in – and particularly with the crazy high fuel prices even after the chancellor’s generosity with the 5p off, we’re still seeing prices of £1.66, £1.70 at the pump during March and we want to see people relieved from the cost of living and going electric is one of the ways that that can start to happen.”
