As soaring energy bills and tax rises begin to bite, a Newcastle MP has warned that for many families "there really isn't a light at the end of the tunnel".
Catherine McKinnell said that her constituents in Newcastle North were "frightened" to put the heating on, as bills surged by more than 50% when the price cap was lifted earlier this month.
In March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a cut to fuel duty, a rise in the threshold at which people start paying National Insurance and pledged to cut the basic rate of income tax before the next general election.
