Manchester United legend Gary Neville has blasted the Tory government as 'immoral', insisting that Sir Keir Starmer becoming prime minister 'cannot come quick enough'. He has also cooled talk of becoming an MP or succeeding Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester's mayor, insisting he would rather be a 'loose cannon on the outside'.
The Labour Party member and former England defender has lashed out at Liz Truss' government in the wake of last Friday's 'mini-budget'. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng scrapped the cap on bankers' bonuses and axed the 45p top rate of income tax - handing 660,000 high earners on more than £150,000 an extra £10,000 a year, the Mirror reports.
That comes at a time when Brits are gripped with a cost of living crisis that has seen bills surge over the past year. Gary insists the government is 'taking the absolute Mickey out of us' following the announcement, as families struggle to make ends meet, and believes now is the time to 'speak up'.
