Did Rishi Sunak deliver? (spoiler: no)

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.0 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On the day of Rishi Sunak’s spring statement, Robin Burgess from the Hope Centre in Northampton tells Guardian political columnist John Harris just how desperate the cost of living situation is. John is also joined by Miatta Fahnbulleh, the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation, and David Gauke, former chief secretary to the Treasury, to discuss why the Tories seem resistant to helping those most in need. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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1:03.6	Rishi Soonak began his spring statement by talking about the war in Ukraine.
1:07.6	Why?
1:08.6	Because he wants us to think about the rising cost of living as part of a bigger international crisis.
1:13.4	But Mr Speaker, the war's most significant impact domestically is on the cost of living.
1:19.6	The Chancellor made one big announcement.
1:30.4	But that's not coming into effect until 2024.
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