Labour accuses Tories of ‘brass neck’ as Philp says UK needs better work ethic

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said he thought Britain was missing a ‘belief in hard work’ (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Labour has accused the Conservatives of showing “some real brass neck” after a shadow minister said Britain needed a better “work ethic”.

Asked whether he thought Britain was missing “a belief in hard work”, shadow home secretary Chris Philp told the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast: “I do a bit.”