A Treasury minister has come under fire after suggesting that employers are not “working people”.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds faced the criticism over her remarks, which have reignited a row over Labour ’s definition of the term.

The controversy stems from an interview on GB News on Sunday, in which Ms Reynolds was questioned about people hit by Labour’s economic policies.

She told the broadcaster: “I don’t think employers are working people, they are companies.”

Later in the interview, host Camilla Tominey asked whether, because she employed a cleaner, she was not a working person.

Ms Reynolds replied: “No, but you’re an employee probably of your company, and I’m saying there is a difference between employers and employees.”

The party’s 2024 manifesto included a pledge not to raise taxes on working people, including through VAT, national insurance, and income tax.

The exchange has revived the debate about who Labour considers to fall into that category.

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