When Labour campaigned for power last year, they dangled a tantalising promise: the average person would be £500 better off under their governance. It was an audacious claim, designed to sway voters with the prospect of tangible financial relief. Yet today, April 1, households across the UK are waking up to a starkly different reality—one defined by a cascade of price hikes that threaten to erode any hope of that promised gain. Far from delivering prosperity, Labour is ushering in what some are calling “Awful April,” a period marked by relentless increases in the cost of living. Let’s take a look at the awful facts as they emerge today….
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