Think tank’s figures misquoted by Labour MPs in Parliament

In recent weeks we’ve seen two Labour MPs, including deputy leader Angela Rayner, claim that a think tank found that “on average, people are over £10,000 a year worse off” after 14 years of Conservative government.

This isn’t what the Centre for Cities study they referenced says, however. The figure in question is actually a cumulative estimate for the period between 2010 and 2022—the estimate wasn’t over £10,000 “a year”. 

It’s also worth noting it was a counterfactual estimate, comparing the present to an alternative scenario, so doesn’t show how much less income the average person actually has compared to 2010. 

For more details, see the full fact check of this claim which we’ve published today.