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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot

Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns

A red kettle sits beside a digital smart meter display showing energy usage on a kitchen counter
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is warning of a ‘dire’ outlook for the cost of living in the UK without ‘bold policy action’. Photograph: Simon Dack/Alamy

Soaring energy and housing costs mean Labour is on course to preside over the worst parliament for living standards in modern times, a stark analysis warns.

Three weeks ahead of John Healey’s budget, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said Britain faces a “dire” outlook unless the government takes “bold policy action”.

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