Millions of families up and down the country are struggling with the cost of living crisis, which according to the Bank of England has seen the cost of living hit a fresh 30-year high.
With the conflict in Ukraine intensifying already eye-watering cost of living rises, Rishi Sunak is under pressure to produce more than a new set of economic and fiscal forecasts.
As today’s NHS backlog plan announcement is delayed, the health secretary refutes suggestions that the hold up is because of a funding dispute with Rishi Sunak.
The chancellor’s support to the ‘Black Thursday’ energy rise has been met with contempt, with unions warning the increase is a cost-of-living ‘catastrophe’ for ordinary workers.
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Prime minister Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed in the Sunday Times that the NI rise would go ahead in April.
The dire ratings for Johnson were reported in ConservativeHome yesterday, following a survey of party members.
A far cry from the ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ mantra of the summer 2020, the people of Britain are being urged to limit trips to the pub, as omicron variant cases soar.
He’s ‘missing in action’
‘At a time of fragile economic recovery the government is squeezing household budgets, workers and pensioners. There is no sign of levelling-up.’
