During a fiery session at Prime Minister’s Questions on 7 May, Lib Dem MP Roz Savage put Keir Starmer on the spot over the growing gap between rich and poor in the UK. With over 14 million people now living in poverty while the richest 1% continue to rake it in, Savage asked the Labour leader to do something meaningful, like reversing cuts to Personal Independence Payments, the winter fuel allowance, and the two-child benefit cap.
Savage pointed out that Britain now ranks as the ninth most unequal developed country. She urged Starmer to commit to poverty reduction targets to ensure economic growth actually helps those at the bottom, not just those already at the top. But despite her call—and similar pressure from his own backbenchers—Starmer is still holding firm on policies introduced by the Conservatives, reported The Canary.
