good morning from the centre of richmond in north yorkshire, rishi sunak s constituency. i will be speaking to people about the cost of living pressures they are facing and what they would like to see the new prime minister do to support them. in other news. the mother of murdered hull student libby squire is to meet her daughter s killer in prison. back with a point to prove how aston villa have moved to replace steven gerrard with the former arsenal manager unai emery. good morning. it is another mild day ahead following on from a mild start. for many it will be dry, although there are a few showers in the north and west. later, heavier rain and stronger winds in the south west. details coming up. good morning from downing street. it s tuesday, the 25th of october. rishi sunak will today become prime minister the third this year. it isa it is a day of firsts. he will be the first british asian to make it to number 10, and at 42, will become the youngest prime ministerfo
rishi sunak as chancellor introduced one it was like a swiss cheese it was so full of holes. it didn t deliver the money that we need to help people. let s see what happens. but i m afraid the record of the new prime minister isn t a good one. let s remember when he was running to be the conservative leader in the summer, he actually boasted that he had taken money from poorer areas and given it to reach areas. that wasn t levelling up and it certainly wasn t levelling up and it certainly wasn t the fairer society the liberal democrats want. yeah, we will see what he does, but i m afraid all the signs are that he is just another conservative who won t deliver on the values of the british people. a, deliver on the values of the british eo - le. . deliver on the values of the british eo . le, a ., ., deliver on the values of the british eole. . . , ., ., people. a windfall tax is not going to solve everything people. a windfall tax is not going to solve everything that people. a
millions of families in the uk are facing a cost of living catastrophe according to a leading think tank. the resolution foundation says stalling wages, rising taxes and soaring energy bills means from april households face an increase in their living costs of nearly £1,200. the government says it s provided more than four billion pounds worth of support for families. victoria benson, ceo of the charity gingerbread, which helps single parents in the uk, explained that any rise in the cost of living would have a significant effect on the most vulnerable families. it s a huge impact, potentially catastrophic. most single parents earn very little and many are in poverty, by which they re earning under £16,000 per year, so this is a huge proportion of their already pretty low earnings. what could be done to help them? well, i mean, first of all, reinstating the £20 a week universal credit uplift would be really, really helpful.
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