Cost of living response hindered by Johnson-Sunak rift, say ministers
The Guardian says cabinet ministers are frustrated that a “mano a mano” standoff between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak is holding up measures to help people through the cost of living crisis.
Downing Street denied there was a rift between No 10 and No 11, with one source insisting that the prime minister and the chancellor were on the same page but simply taking time to find the right way to “target help at the most vulnerable”.
Nevertheless, cabinet sources told the Guardian that there was frustration at the probable delay of the package to help people hit by inflation and a squeeze on household budgets.
An economic rescue package – short of an emergency budget but containing promise of help with bills or tax cuts – was pencilled in for Wednesday but government sources said it was now unlikely to come this week.
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