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Sunak faces the pressure over Britain's cost of living crisis

18 May 2022

9:54 PM

18 May 2022

9:54 PM

Will the Chancellor announce new measures to ease the cost of living crisis? Rishi Sunak is under pressure to do so as new figures out today show that UK inflation jumped to 9 per cent in the 12 months to April, up from 7 per cent in March. It comes as Labour continue to push calls for a windfall tax – something Sunak has suggested he is considering – along with an emergency budget – something the Treasury has ruled out.

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