UK: British government promises help to families to cope with rising food prices

British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwartengassured this Sunday that Liz Truss, the favorite to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister, “everything possible” to help families affected by the rising cost of living this winter.

The London government is under pressure to announce what relief measures it plans to deploy to deal with this crisis, which has escalated in recent days since strikes on the London Undergroundin the national rail network and in maritime transport.

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In an article written today for Sunday Mail on SundayKvarteng emphasized that the Ministry of Economy considering options for a new prime minister,” although he did not specify what form the aid would be promised.

The head of the Company is one of Truss’s main allies in the primaries to replace Johnson, in which he also participates. Rishi Sunak, a former economics minister, a position that Kwarteng wants to fill in the next executive body, according to media reports.

Quarteng has indicated in the aforementioned environment that he understands “big worry” what causes prices to rise and acknowledged that “millions of families” they are worried about their position “make ends meet”.

He insisted, without giving details, that “help is on the way” and Truss would do “everything in his power” if he won the Conservative Party primary, the result of which would be known. next September 5th.

striking workers

With inflation soaring in the UK above 10%, over 45,000 rail workers strike This Thursday and Saturday, he left the country’s railway network virtually paralyzed in protest against demands for higher wages in line with the rising cost of living.

Public transport in London was also hit on Friday by a shutdown that left almost all tube lines and some buses in the British capital without traffic.

And this Sunday about 2000 workers in the English port of Felixstowe, The UK’s largest maritime trading facility, which handles almost half of the country’s container traffic, has launched eight day strike demand better wages.

The Bank of England recently raised interest rates from 1.25% to 1.75% to control inflation and warned it could reach 13% before the end of the year, while it expected the United Kingdom may enter recession in the last quarter of 2022. and that this crisis could continue into 2023.

In this context, electricity bills in this country could reach £6,000 (€7,071) a year next April, compared to the average £1,971 (€2,322) each household now pays, according to a report by consulting firm Auxilione.

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