Britain's Conservative government needs to take measures now to help those most effected by a worsening cost-of-living crunch, former party leader and senior lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said on Saturday.
British inflation surged last month to its highest annual rate since 1982, with consumer price inflation hitting 9% in April, putting finance minister Rishi Sunak under pressure to do more to help those struggling to pay rising food, fuel and energy bills.
"I don't think we can afford to wait until later in the year. I think that will begin to look complacent," he said. "People need to see that we care enough to act immediately and I would recommend that the government pauses and then acts big, it acts boldly and it's brave about this because we have one responsibility - to help those who desperately need it most."Reporting by James Davey; editing by David EvansSubscribe to our sustainability newsletter to make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments.
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