Labour’s Rachel Reeves complains that her £86k salary has left her financially 'short'
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the cost of living crisis has left her “increasingly short” financially, despite her £86,000 a year salary.
The Labour MP has said she “winces” at her bank balance each month with her mortgage, gas, electricity and food bills all adding up.
She made the confession during an interview on Friday when she announced that her party would fight to allow people to have greater financial freedom and pay less in bills.
Seems dim to me. Voters may wince at the prospect of Ms Reeves becoming chancellor, but admitting to difficulties with personal budgeting, that gives voters a hefty reason to wince and wince again.
That's the problem with being a UK voter, it's all wince.
7 comments:
I've been pursuing Labour's policy of getting people to 'pay less in bills' for years - by buying less.
She can't manage on her 86k salary. I'll cry for her.
Vatsmith - Rachel doesn't seem to have heard of that solution, but maybe as shadow chancellor it's best if she pretends it can't be done.
Tammly - yes it's tragic isn't it?
Have none of her Honourable, for they are, all of them, Honourable, colleagues put her wise to the multitude of tax free fiddles, sorry, entirely justifiable and totally inadequate reimbursements and expenses. And has She no family she can employ?
She would hardly have to touch her salary.
She could always start a Go Find Me.
Doonhamer - one of the comments says her claimed expenses are substantially larger than her salary so in this respect she may be more clued up than she wants voters to know.
Does she sleep twixt silken sheets or Brushed Cotton Winceyette?
dearieme - bound to be winceyette - comfort comes first.
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