he report compiled by UNICEF compared relative income poverty rates, which means the proportion of people who fall below a threshold relative to the income of the average person in the population.
Here are three facts which show just how bad the Tories have been for the economy, resulting in hardship for households across the country.
Many are already questioning the government’s commitment to tackling climate change, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rowed back on a number of pledges to tackle the climate emergency in a bid to appease his right-wing Tory base.
The last Conservative election manifesto pledged to bring the number below 229,000 a year, while David Cameron had promised to bring it down to the tens of thousands.
There are worries that the move could favour the Tories in particular, given the party’s greater access to financial resources.
“The UK has now seen 15 years of relative decline, with productivity growth at half the rate seen across other advanced economies.”
The latest dire polling figures for Sunak are likely to lead to yet further pressure on the Prime Minister who is facing a growing revolt among the right-wing of his party following the sacking of Suella Braverman.
A new poll has shown the sheer scale of dissatisfaction with Brexit
Von Der Leyen admitted that European leaders had “goofed up” over the departure of Britain from the bloc and suggested the younger generation could “fix” it.
“Never mind the British Museum – it’s the prime minister who has obviously lost his marbles.”
