UK: Hammond: I reject idea millions live in dire poverty

[TomSea]

I believe he is "conservative" and the UN is trying to say millions (14M) are living in poverty there.

Hammond: I reject idea millions live in dire poverty

The chancellor has rejected claims there are millions of people living in dire poverty in Britain.

"Look around you; that's not what we see in this country," Philip Hammond told Newsnight.

Mr Hammond accepted that some people were struggling.

But he said the government had worked to tackle the causes of poverty and rejected a United Nations report that claimed austerity had increased poverty.

Published last month, the rapporteur accused the government of plunging millions into poverty, in some instances with "tragic consequences".

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