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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 12 May 2022 - UK under pressure to increase support
Description: Pressure is building for the Government to act to provide support for those who are suffering from the recent rise in the cost of living.
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister agreed with recent comments from the Chancellor that help with soaring energy bills, in particular, is not possible given the amount of support that was provided in several ways during the Pandemic.
Opposition MPs as well as trade unions and consumer groups are calling for various schemes to be put in place to provide relief to those who, in many cases, are being faced with either warming their homes...