Jeremy Hunt doubles down on £100,000 salaries: ‘It doesn’t go as far as you might think’
The chancellor of the exchequer has stood by his comments that £100,000 is “not a huge salary” in his constituency, explaining that it “doesn’t go as far as you might think”.
Jeremy Hunt came under fire after posting on social media earlier this week that he wanted to “sort out” government childcare eligibility for a parent who earns over £100,000.
In a post, Mr Hunt said: “I spoke to a lady from about eligibility for the government’s childcare offer which is not available if one parent is earning over £100k. That is
