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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Labour MPs call on Starmer to focus on radical ideas to lower cost of living

Luke Murphy, Chris Curtis, Lola McEvoy, Yuan Yang, Dr Jeevun Sandher, Rachel Blake and Andrew Lewin
Luke Murphy, Chris Curtis, Lola McEvoy, Yuan Yang, Dr Jeevun Sandher, Rachel Blake and Andrew Lewin are among the Living Standards group’s 104 MPs. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

The government must refocus on more radical ideas to help people with everyday costs such as food, energy, childcare and housing, more than 100 Labour MPs have said in a letter to Keir Starmer.

They made the warning amid fears Labour could lose the next election and will bleed voters to both Reform and parties on the left unless there is a much faster pace of change that puts money directly back in people’s pockets.

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