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Richard Wheeler

‘Fantasy figure’ to claim families £3,500 poorer under Labour, says Starmer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the Conservatives were using a ‘fantasy figure’ (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Conservatives of using a “fantasy figure” to claim that families will be £3,500 poorer due to Government decisions.

The Prime Minister said the number used by the Opposition is “about as much use as Liz Truss’s economic planning” as he defended the Government’s handling of the economy.

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