Jeremy Corbyn voted against tax breaks that will have saved hard-working Brits £6500 by next April

The Labour leader has repeatedly failed to back moves raising the amount employees start to pay tax – which currently stands at £11,850.

The party chief has voted against such measures over the past eight years which have saved basic ratepayers £5,634 since 2011.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has also repeatedly refused to back the tax changes implemented by the Tories which started under ex-Chancellor George Osborne.

The party’s most senior figures also voted against the freeze in fuel duty which is likely to save drivers £850 by April next year.

The analysis comes just over a week before Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers his Budget on October 29th.

Tory chairman Brandon Lewis MP said: “It’s clear that Jeremy Corbyn and his top team don’t know how to handle the economy. This Conservative Government has implemented a range of measures to help people with the cost of living, and their opposition to these over the past eight years demonstrates how they can’t be trusted to deliver for ordinary working families.

“While the Conservatives are helping families keep more of what they earn, Jeremy Corbyn is only interested in playing politics with people’s lives.”

A Labour Party spokesman last night said: “It was right that Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell voted against George Osborne and Philip Hammond’s Tory austerity budgets.

“The biggest threat to people’s finances comes from wages being lower than in 2010 as a result of the Tories mismanaging our economy.”

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