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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Sunak promises new cost-of-living help worth ‘a few billions’

BBC

Conservative leadership contender Rishi Sunak has said he is ready to deploy new cash support worth “a few billion pounds” to help households struggling with soaring energy bills if he becomes prime minister.

The former chancellor said the additional money would be split between pensioners, benefit claimants and the disabled, as well as universal payments for all households, but refused to say how much each would receive.

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