Cost of living crisis: immediate support from Sunak a ‘moral imperative’ – CBI

Rishi Sunak has been urged not to wait until the autumn to help struggling households. Photograph: Reuters

Pressure on the government to help those hardest hit by Britain’s cost of living crisis has intensified after the head of one of the country’s leading employers’ groups said immediate support was a “moral imperative”.

Tony Danker, the director-general of the CBI, said Rishi Sunak should step in to provide assistance to households skipping meals as a result of rising food and fuel bills.