The Attorney General received howls of laughter from the Question Time audience after claiming that a single mum was better off now than a year ago thanks to the government’s aid packages.
Families have been hit hard by rising prices in the cost of living crisis which has left some Brits having to make the choice of whether to heat their homes or feed their kids.
Earlier this month the Bank of England warned Britain is careering towards recession with the bleakest economic outlook since the 1980s.
