Local election 2022: Five gaffes on the campaign trail from Boris Johnson’s bus passes to value food Politicians putting their foot it in is as reliable as death and taxes The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
The one message everyone wants to send to the UK government minister who says people can manage their budgets by buying value brands Environment Secretary George Eustice, who earns £150,000 a year, advised those struggling with the rising cost of living to buy cheaper food Wales Online · May 5, 2022
Martin Lewis brands minister's advice on food shopping 'bull****' The advice has seen the Government labelled patronising and out of touch Wales Online · May 5, 2022
Martin Lewis blasts minister for 'patronising' advice on buying own brand food A minister’s advice that families struggling with the worst cost of living crisis in a generation should buy “value brands” to save money has been labelled “ridiculous” by those on the front line of the squeeze in his county Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022
Struggling Brits 'already buying cheap food' fire local election warning to Tories Claire Pulfrey says she already does everything she can to save money on food shopping, but still struggles to feed her family. She thinks she government should do more to help Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022
'Clueless' Tory minister tells families to buy own-brand products as cost of living crisis worsens The comments made by George Eustice have been blasted by Scottish Lib Dem MP Wendy Chamberlain after the comments he made during a Sky News interview. Daily Record · May 5, 2022
Minister labelled ‘out of touch’ for suggesting shoppers swap to value brands Food campaigner Jack Monroe said Environment Secretary George Eustice was in ‘no position to tell other people to get cheaper biscuits’. The Independent UK · May 4, 2022
Martin Lewis condemns minister’s ‘patronising’ advice to buy value food brands amid cost-of-living crisis ‘Bulls***’ to suggest poor people don’t know to shop cheap, Martin Lewis says The Independent UK · May 4, 2022
Prices at 'value brand' Tory minister's family farm shop dwarf supermarket rates George Eustice is a 'trustee of a family discretionary will trust which owns shares' in a Cornish fruit and veg farm - which sells products at higher rates than supermarkets Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022
6 times Tories were branded 'out of touch' as minister tells poor Brits to buy value goods Environment Secretary George Eustice was the latest to come under fire for saying hard-up families should buy supermarket own-brand products to cope with the cost of living squeeze Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022
Martin Lewis slams 'value brand' minister's 'patronising' cost of living advice Money-saving guru Martin Lewis told Andrew Marr on LBC that PM Boris Johnson "ironically" could be the one able to bring "hope" amid the cost of living crisis Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022
Martin Lewis issues sweary response after minister's supermarket own brands advice George Eustice told shoppers to switch to cheaper alternatives as calls grow for government to take direct action in cost of living crisis Liverpool Echo · May 4, 2022
'Tories don't deserve a single vote at local elections as cost of living crisis goes on' The Tories' attitude is summed up by Environment Secretary George Eustice who has told the hard-up to switch to value brands. Over four million families are in poverty around the country Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022
‘People are going hungry’: Anger in Cornwall at minister who told families to buy value brands Foodbanks and poverty campaigners in George Eustice’s Cornish constituency label his cost-of-living advice ‘ridiculous’ The Independent UK · May 4, 2022
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022 Quit Netflix, wear a jumper: Britons face barrage of patronising tips on cutting costs George Eustice’s suggestion to shoppers latest in staggeringly ignorant advice from wealthy on cost of living crisis
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022 The pros and cons of buying supermarket own-brand food Should you, as George Eustice says, buy the budget beans – or does a lower price mean a drop in quality?
The Independent UK · May 4, 2022 Johnson insists he has ‘right agenda’ for country as he faces electoral test Boris Johnson faces a potentially bruising set of local contests but insisted he would still lead the Tories into the next general election.
Bristol Post · May 4, 2022 People vow never to vote Tory again after MP George Eustice 'out of touch' buy 'value brands' comments George Eustice, the environment secretary, is under fire for his advice to struggling households
The National (Scotland) · May 4, 2022 'Patronising' Tory minister tells struggling families to shop for 'value' deals A TORY minister tasked with rebutting accusations that his government is out of touch has been branded “patronising and insulting” after…
The National (Scotland) · May 4, 2022 Nick Robinson in impartiality row with Tory minister in radio ding-dong NICK Robinson has told a Tory minister he’ll take no “lectures” from him on impartiality during a heated debate about Westminster scandals.
Daily Record · May 4, 2022 Cost of living crisis: Buy own brand food in supermarkets suggests 'out of touch' Tory Minister With shop prices rising at their fastest rate in a decade Environment Secretary George Eustice came up with some of the most patronising advice available.
The Independent UK · May 4, 2022 Johnson faces pressure as leaders begin final push ahead of Thursday’s elections Cabinet minister George Eustice said Boris Johnson would be ‘very conscious’ of the mood among Tory MPs about his position.
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022 Local election leaflets show Tory candidates are ‘ashamed’ to be associated with Boris Johnson, Labour says – as it happened Angela Rayner says Tory candidates at the local elections ‘are trying to hide from their own government’s record’
Manchester Evening News · May 4, 2022 Cabinet minister tells struggling households buy 'value brands' to cope with rising costs George Eustice has been branded 'patronising' and 'out of touch' for his comments on Sky News
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022 Britons should buy value brands to cope with living cost crisis, says minister Labour says George Eustice’s advice to shoppers facing rising prices is ‘woefully out of touch’