The UK’s cost of living
The Documentary Podcast
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Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the UK
I really want to see sort of strong leadership from Rishi Sunak now. There is some sense of pride right when you see sort of the first ethnic minority Indian kind of become Prime Minister. But obviously that sentiment will be very short lived, it will be depending on what he does as a leader and whether he can unite the party and deliver. He inherits an economy with inflation at more than 10%. It's highest rate in 40 years. The cost of vegetable oil has gone up by 65%. Pasta by 60% tea by 46% bread by 38%. These are ordinary everyday foods. We brought together three people who are worrying about paying their bills.
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