Tory Chris Philp accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying UK needs better work ethic

Chris Philp said Britain needed a work ethic to compete with countries such as South Korea, China and India. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

One of Kemi Badenoch’s senior team has been accused of “real brass neck” after saying Britain needed a better work ethic.

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said there were 9 million working-age people not in work and Britain needed to “lift our game and to up our game”.