Conor McGinn MP Member of Parliament for St Helens North
Under this Tory Government, workers in St Helens have seen wages fall and prices rise.
FiguresхЪConor has obtained from the UK Statistics Authority show that average weekly earnings for workers in St Helens North was хЃ411.50 last year лв down from хЃ435.80 in 2010. That’s a drop of хЃ24.30.
At the same time, inflation has consistently pushed up prices, and new figures out today show the inflation rate is at a five year high of 3%, meaning higher prices on the weekly shop for families in St Helens.\n
FiguresхЪConor has obtained from the UK Statistics Authority show that average weekly earnings for workers in St Helens North was хЃ411.50 last year лв down from хЃ435.80 in 2010. That’s a drop of хЃ24.30.
At the same time, inflation has consistently pushed up prices, and new figures out today show the inflation rate is at a five year high of 3%, meaning higher prices on the weekly shop for families in St Helens.\n
This Government is failing workers and families who deserve a fair wage and fair prices in the shops.
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