The Tory leader said it would cost working families £3,536 over this Parliament as firms pass on the employers' National Insurance rise, from Sunday, in the form of lower staff wages.
Energy, water, broadband, TV licence, car tax and council tax went up yesterday, costing households a total of £1,191 this financial year.
Mrs Badenoch said: "The Prime Minister might think this is all just pocket money, but Britain's working families will certainly notice the £3,500 Labour ministers have cost them."
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis was continuing and the Government insisted it was taking action to give workers "more money in their pockets".
Sir Keir said the rising national ...
Energy, water, broadband, TV licence, car tax and council tax went up yesterday, costing households a total of £1,191 this financial year.
Mrs Badenoch said: "The Prime Minister might think this is all just pocket money, but Britain's working families will certainly notice the £3,500 Labour ministers have cost them."
Action
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis was continuing and the Government insisted it was taking action to give workers "more money in their pockets".
Sir Keir said the rising national ...
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