The UK needs to “up its game” and get a work ethic in order to compete in the global economic race, Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking with Nick Robinson, he said there were nine million working age adults not in employment and that the UK “needs everyone to make a contribution” to keep up with countries like China and India.
He said he had worked hard in his career to set up businesses, adding: “It’s worked for me, it can work for the country as well.” His comments were seized upon by opponents, including the Lib Dems who said “no-one can doubt Chris Philp’s work ethic after he crashed the economy in just 39 days as Treasury minister under Liz Truss”.
Philp was elected MP for Croydon South in 2015, and worked in several ministerial departments in the Conservative government including the Home Office and Ministry of Justice. Before entering politics he set up businesses in finance and travel. He said he developed a strong work ethic in his early teens, delivering newspapers, washing people’s cars and working in Sainsburys.
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