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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

PM pledges cost of living help after resisting Trump’s call for warships

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appears to have resisted calls from Donald Trump to deploy warships to the Middle East. Sir Keir will set out plans to help households with living cost rises sparked by the war in the Middle East. (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer will pledge to help households with the cost of living amid the energy price spike caused by the war in the Middle East, after he appeared to resist Donald Trump’s calls to send warships to the region.

The Prime Minister will on Monday say that helping households with living costs is “my first priority” as he announces a subsidy for those who use heating oil to warm their homes, after they faced price spikes caused by the war.

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