The Tory Party Chairman said people “can either cut their consumption or they can get a higher salary”
In an interview this morning, while making a point about the need for the government to economise, he said the same could be said of households in Britain.
He also confirmed he attended a Champagne reception where hedge fund bosses are said to have ‘egged on’ the Chancellor to press ahead with the tax cutting plans in the mini-budget.He said people should be “lauded” for supporting political parties in the interview on Sky News. He said the event had not been for hedge fund managers, although there was at least one in attendance, but instead had been for "Britain's leading entrepreneurs" as part of the "normal drumbeat" of party fundraising events.
On his comments on the cost of living, one person responded: “Where are all these higher paid jobs Jake Berry is talking about?”
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