Inflation: Government must reverse "short-sighted decisions" including Winter Fuel Payment cut

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Responding to inflation rising to 2.6%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

“Today’s figures will be a worry to many who have already had to bear the brunt of this brutal cost-of-living crisis caused by the previous Conservative government’s economic vandalism.

“The new government has a real task ahead of it to clear up this mess but they have already made some serious mistakes.

“Their cutting of Winter Fuel Payments will leave millions of pensioners without the support they need this winter and their misguided NICs hike will only see people’s weekly shops become even more expensive.

“The government needs to finally see sense and reverse these short-sighted decisions or people will continue to suffer.”

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