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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Tory minister says Brits could work longer or get better paid jobs to cope with rising costs

A Tory minister has suggested that some struggling Brits could work more hours or get a better paid job to cope with cost of living pressures.

Home Office Minister Rachel Maclean said the Government wanted people to be able to "protect themselves better" from rising costs in the long term.

She said she was not "suggesting for one moment" that such an option would work for everyone, adding: "It may be right for some people.”

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