Tory MP Rebecca Pow
Somerset Tory MP Rebecca Pow thinks we’ve never had it so good. She said so in the House of Commons this morning.
Ms Pow regaled MPs with a tale of how the grateful people of Taunton Deane tell her they’ve got more money in their pockets than ever, and how the Tories are responsible for this supposed prosperity.
Chancellor John McDonnell, gently but firmly, had to remind the out-of-touch Tory of the reality of life faced by huge numbers of people in this country – including millions of children in poverty, many of them in spite of having family members in work:
Original video by @EL4JC. Subtitled version by SKWAWKBOX
It’s not even as if Ms Pow’s own constituency contains no poverty. According to Taunton Deane Borough Council’s Health and Wellbeing strategy document:
- 14.6% of Taunton Deane households are in fuel poverty
- Taunton Deane has…
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