Kuenssberg reminded Hunt of these two incidents and asked: “Isn’t there a danger that actually you sound like you’re in a parallel universe?”
Hunt said he was talking to one of his own constituents about paying for childcare in an area where the house prices are averaging around £670,000. But, the BBC journalist noted: “In your own area, in Surrey, the average full time wage is not even half of that. It’s £42,000.“So, don’t you think, to many people hearing that, it just sounds completely out of touch?”
Hunt said: “Well, I was talking to one of my own constituents who was saying that, but I do accept that even those people on those higher salaries do feel under pressure.”The presenter pointed out that private rents are up 9% since 2023, council tax for band D up 5.1% since 2023 and petrol prices up 2.3p since January 2024.He continued: “I think people will welcome the fact that inflation has fallen – but we’re not there yet.
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