His words came just weeks before the 2019/2020 tax year ends, with the new tax year beginning on April 6, 2020.

The Money Saving Expert has said on the matter: "I’ve spoken about marriage tax allowance many times before; it’s where those who are married or in a civil partnership and one is a non-tax payer and the other a basic-rate 20 percent taxpayer, the non-taxpayer can apply to have 10 percent (£1,250 for this tax year) of their tax-free allowance shifted to the taxpayer.

"This means £1,250 of income they were taxed on at 20 percent is now tax-free – a £250/year gain done via altering your tax code.

"There are still over 2 million couples who are eligible and haven’t claimed."

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