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Andrew Quinn

Mhairi Black slams Tories for 'not taking mortgage rate rises seriously'

Mhairi Black has slammed the Tories for "not taking mortgage rate rises seriously" and urged them to offer short-term support at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

The SNP Deputy Westminster leader said that "people can't afford to wait until Christmas" for their mortgage rates to come down.

She criticised Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for saying people “need to hold their nerve” and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for telling mortgage holders they should “just shop around”.

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