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The chancellor has faced intense criticism over his remark, which came in response to a voter in his South West Surrey constituency who is ineligible for the government’s free childcare offer.Hunt said: “That is an issue I would really like to sort out after the next election as I am aware that it is not a huge salary in our area if you have a mortgage to pay.”the median gross annual earnings for full-time workers last year was £34,963.
Later in the interview, Burley said: “So you think it’s a very good wage and the chancellor thinks it’s not a huge salary.”Bowie said: “I think it’s a very good wage and what we need to see now is these drivers accept that and get back to work so people can get on with their daily lives.”Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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