The Guardian – Sunak faces Tory clamour to act now on cost of living

The Guardian – Sunak faces Tory clamour to act now on cost of living 

The Guardian leads with growing pressure on the chancellor to ease the cost of living.

Tory MPs are piling pressure on Rishi Sunak to take decisive action to deal with the cost of living crisis with measures such as cutting VAT, increasing energy bill support and raising benefits, as inflation is forecast to top 9% on Wednesday.

A string of Conservatives from across different wings of the party called on the chancellor to intervene within weeks, amid dire economic predictions about the squeeze on households.