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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor

Johnson accused of allowing ‘summer of drift’ amid cost of living crisis

Boris Johnson in Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson has ruled out new cost of living measures until a new PM is in place. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Boris Johnson has been accused by business leaders of allowing a “summer of drift” to take hold, after he ruled out new cost of living measures until a new prime minister is in place.

The prime minister’s official spokesperson said there were no plans for a Cobra meeting to address the cost of living crisis, and it would be for either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak to work out a plan for dealing with the economic situation when the new prime minister is in post in a month’s time.

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