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Liverpool Echo
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Alana Calvert & Lottie Gibbons

Martin Lewis admits being 'scared for people' in cost of living crisis update

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has warned there could be "civil unrest" amid the country's worsening cost-of-living crisis.

The TV personality and founder of MoneySavingExpert admitted to being "scared for people" as inflation continues to skyrocket across Britain. In a frank interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Lewis stressed the desperation of people and worried over the consequences as households struggle to pay for the most basic necessities.

He said: "We need to keep people fed. We need to keep them warm. If we get this wrong right now, then we get to the point where we start to risk civil unrest. When breadwinners cannot provide, anger brews and civil unrest brews - and I do not think we are very far off.

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