article_snippet: Chancellor George Osborne hopes that the easing pressure on family finances and the continuing economic recovery will help the Conservatives at May’s general election.
article_snippet: Tory strategists believe May’s move ahead of Labour in recent opinion polls shows more voters are starting to feel the benefits of the economic turnaround.
article_snippet: Labour planned to make a ‘cost of living crisis’ a major election issue, but the news seems to support Conservative claims that Labour economic plan is working.