Bangladesh, Jan. 3 -- When Keir Starmer led the Labour Party back into government in July 2024, the victory was framed as a turning point for Britains battered living standards. After years of inflation, stagnant wages, and widening inequality, Labour pledged economic stability, fairness, and a renewed social contract with working people. Yet barely more than a year into Starmers premiership, a growing body of data suggests that the countrys poorest households are not only failing to feel the benefits of Labour rule-they are, in real terms, becoming poorer.

Recent analysis cited by several British media outlets paints a stark picture. According to data from Retail Economics, disposable income for the poorest UK households fell by 2.1% be...