Liverpool is facing a “humanitarian crisis” that will worsen as the “cost of living bites”, according to Liverpool MP Ian Byrne.
The MP was speaking ahead of Rishi Sunak’s spring budget statement and is calling on the chancellor to take swift action to ensure “millions of people aren't cast into poverty.” Chancellor Rishi Sunak will address Parliament later today where he is facing growing calls to intervene in what many are regarding as a “catastrophic” cost of living crisis.
Ian Byrne and fellow campaigner Dave Kelly are lobbying the Chancellor to place food provisions into law in a bid to tackle the cost of living crisis. This comes as households are set to face a 50% rise in energy prices from April 1 with the price of food and fuel also on the rise. Annual energy bills could reach £2,000 for those on prepayment meters with fuel currently above £1.67 per litre - a UK record high.
