Inflation rockets and still no Tory plan

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

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🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Inflation has jumped to 9% putting renewed pressure on the government to take action on the cost of living crisis. John Harris is joined by Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff and the Guardian political correspondent Peter Walker to talk about what the government might do, finally. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:10.5	Inflation has hit 9% of 40 year high.
0:14.6	And is the government doing anything about the cost of living?
0:17.3	Not really, but Labour predicts a U-turn coming on a windfall tax.
0:22.7	Every single day, he delays his inevitable U-turn
0:28.0	is going to do it.
0:30.9	And while the government drags its feet on helping people with their rising bills,
0:34.8	they seem to want to die on the hill of ending working for home.
0:39.6	Why?
0:40.4	Don't mind it coming, it's apparently has the answer.
0:43.1	And of course Brexit isn't done, it's come roaring back.
0:46.9	Boris Johnson has booed this week on his trips to Northern Ireland.
0:52.7	Protesters there were holding platforms saying,
0:54.6	protect the protocol.
0:57.4	You wonder, can Liz trust save the day with their diplomatic skills?
1:01.2	I think we know the answer.
1:03.5	I'm John Harris and you're listening to Politics Weekly UK for the Guardian.
1:11.1	Joining me today are the Guardian Columnist Gaby Hensliff and Peter Walker,
1:14.0	the Guardian's political correspondent. Hello to you both.
1:16.5	Hello.
1:17.6	Just to start, I'll explain my absence last week.
1:20.7	Rather unfashionably late, I had Covid-19.
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