A Conservative councilor in her 70s has said she has been forced to take on three jobs to make ends meet in the cost of living crisis. And Pam Smailes has hit out at Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying she is 'really disillusioned' with his leadership.
The 72-year-old, who lives in Teeside, works with an estate agency, provides online tuition, and marks exam papers. She has also reduced the use of her car to a minimum because of her monthly mortgage payments of £460 from her £790-a-month pension, the MirrorOnline reports.
She said: "I cannot see an end to it. I am lucky that I have the skills to do it, I am not complaining.