The Conservative MP for Leigh has hit back at criticism of his party - suggesting they are putting families in the town under more financial strain. According to the Labour Party’s own data, 11,500 families in MP James Grundy’s constituency face an annual mortgage payment increase of £1,650.
Labour claim that the average household in Leigh is set to be put under more pressure than ever - something they are putting down to Conservative mismanagement of the economy. The calculations are based on estimates of the proportion of households in each constituency who own their home with a mortgage or loan.
This was requested from the House of Commons Library using 2021 census data.
