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Selasa, 26 April 2022

Boris Johnson to chair committee with aim of tackling cost of living crisis in 'next couple of weeks', Downing Street confirms - Sky News

Boris Johnson will chair a committee with the aim of tackling the cost of living crisis "in the next couple of weeks", Downing Street has said.

The membership of the Domestic and Economic Strategy Committee, which is not new, includes the prime minister, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay.

The prime minister's official spokesperson confirmed ministers talked through "a number of ideas" to ease the pressure on household finances on Tuesday morning after the PM chaired a Cabinet meeting to discuss "innovative" ways to combat the crisis that do not solely rely on increased government spending.

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The spokesperson confirmed that ideas these will "feed into a more formal process".

A future announcement on childcare aimed at easing the financial burden faced by many families was also hinted by Number 10.

Asked about the childcare measures, the PM's official spokesperson added: "I think all I can say is that this is an area where the government recognises there is more to do.

"It is live policy work taking place and I'm sure we'll have more to say in the future."

'No golden bullet' to solving cost of living crisis

It comes after a minister earlier warned that there is "no golden bullet" to solve the cost of living crisis.

Many people in Britain are facing an increase in energy bills, council tax and the effects of a National Insurance tax rise - as well as inflation hitting a 30-year-high of 7% earlier this month.

Armed Forces minister James Heappey told Sky News there is "no doubt" that any interventions by the government will be "expensive", but added that "cumulatively" a range of measures could "start to make a difference".

"There's no doubt about these interventions are expensive - £22bn of government intervention to assist with families with their cost of living is already huge," he said.

"There'll be other levers that government can pull and, you know, not one of them will be a golden bullet.

"But cumulatively, if you can provide people with lots of small savings across their cost of living, then cumulatively that does start to make a difference.

"So I wouldn't sniff at the removal of a tariff on a particular food type, because if that sits alongside a reduction in fuel duty at the pumps, which has happened, that sits alongside a raising of the personal allowance, an increase in the national living wage, cumulatively you can start to see and assisting people with their energy bills.

"You can start to see how that starts to ease the pressure on the families who are struggling the most."

Emergency budget needed, Labour says

Labour has reiterated its call for an "emergency budget, not a Cabinet meeting" to tackle the rising costs households are facing.

Speaking to broadcasters on Tuesday, Sir Keir Starmer said it should include a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to allow energy bills to be cut "at the very least".

The Labour leader added that he would like to see "rate relief for businesses" and money fraudulently claimed through coronavirus business support schemes "clawed back".

"The argument the government is trying to put forward that there is nothing we can do is absolute nonsense," he added.

Number 10 has said the government is renewing efforts to raise awareness of the "strong package" of financial help already on offer and warned that "private companies must play their part" in helping to bring down costs.

Ahead of Cabinet, Mr Johnson said: "We will continue to do all we can to support people without letting government spending and debt spiral, whilst continuing to help Brits to find good jobs and earn more, no matter where they live."

PM calls for creative ideas

But the Lib Dems have accused the government of being "completely out of ideas".

"What the British people need now is proper leadership - that means an emergency budget, a cut to VAT and a windfall tax on the super profits of the oil and gas companies," the party's leader Sir Ed Davey said.

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Supermarkets cut prices

According to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics this week, almost nine out of 10 adults say they have seen a rise in their cost of living - compared to 62% in November last year.

On Monday, supermarket groups Asda and Morrisons announced efforts to help struggling shoppers during the cost of living crisis.

Asda, Britain's third-largest supermarket after Tesco and Sainsbury's, said it will invest more than £73m to keep the prices of more than 100 essential items low until the end of the year.

The items include some fresh fruit, vegetables, fresh meat, and frozen food.

Morrisons, the country's fourth-largest supermarket, said it has reduced prices on more than 500 products, including cereal, cooking sauces, chicken and sausages as well as flour, bread and ham.

Asda said prices on affected items would come down by an average of 12%, while Morrisons said its reductions would average 13%.

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'No golden bullet' to solving cost of living crisis minister warns, as PM urged to find solutions to ease pressure on household finances - Sky News

There is "no golden bullet" to solve the cost of living crisis, a minister has warned, as Boris Johnson prepares to ask his Cabinet ministers to help him find solutions to ease the pressure on household finances.

It comes as the prime minister prepares to meet with his top colleagues to discuss "innovative" ways to tackle the cost of living crisis that do not solely rely on increased government spending.

Politics Hub: PM urged to come up with new ideas to ease cost of living crisis

Many people in Britain are facing an increase in energy bills, council tax and the effects of a National Insurance tax rise - as well as inflation hitting a 30-year-high of 7% earlier this month.

"There's no doubt about these interventions are expensive - £22bn of government intervention to assist with families with their cost of living is already huge," he said.

"There'll be other levers that government can pull and, you know, not one of them will be a golden bullet.

"But cumulatively, if you can provide people with lots of small savings across their cost of living, then cumulatively that does start to make a difference.

"You can start to see how that starts to ease the pressure on the families who are struggling the most."

Emergency budget needed, Labour says

Labour has reiterated its call for an "emergency budget" to tackle the rising costs households are facing, warning that "soaring" prices are putting the squeeze on working families.

It says this emergency budget should include a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to allow energy bills to be cut.

Ahead of Cabinet, Mr Johnson said: "With household bills and living costs rising in the face of global challenges, easing the burden on the British people and growing our economy must be a team effort across Cabinet.

"We have a strong package of financial support on offer, worth £22 billion, and it's up to all of us to make sure that help is reaching the hardest-hit and hard-working families across the country.

"We will continue to do all we can to support people without letting government spending and debt spiral, whilst continuing to help Brits to find good jobs and earn more, no matter where they live."

PM calls for creative ideas

But the Lib Dems have accused the government of being "completely out of ideas".

Mr Johnson is believed to have asked his Cabinet to attend the meeting on Tuesday morning with their proposals for helping ease the pressure on household pressures.

Mr Heappey told Sky News he could not say whether any plan of action to reduce living costs had been agreed to, but stressed that the government is taking the matter "seriously".

"The cost of living is getting to such a point now where even people on good wages are struggling to make ends meet and they are looking to the government to help them with solutions," he told Sky News.

"Now, what they will decide in Cabinet this morning is for them, and it's certainly not for me to try and trail, but already for this year alone, the government has put £22bn of targeted funding in to support those who are struggling most with the cost of living.

"And the fact that Cabinet is meeting today to discuss more shows you just how seriously this is taken by the prime minister, the chancellor and the rest, their colleagues in Cabinet."

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Supermarkets cut prices

On Monday, supermarket groups Asda and Morrisons announced efforts to help struggling shoppers during the cost of living crisis.

Asda, Britain's third-largest supermarket after Tesco and Sainsbury's, said it will invest more than £73m to keep the prices of more than 100 essential items low until the end of the year.

The items include some fresh fruit, vegetables, fresh meat, and frozen food.

Morrisons, the country's fourth-largest supermarket, said it has reduced prices on more than 500 products, including cereal, cooking sauces, chicken and sausages as well as flour, bread and ham.

Asda said prices on affected items would come down by an average of 12%, while Morrisons said its reductions would average 13%.

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Minggu, 24 April 2022

Manchester double stabbing: Murder charge after man killed and another injured in Ancoats area - Sky News

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a double stabbing in Manchester.

Police said Neri Morse, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene following the incident in Pollard Street, in the Ancoats area at around 6.30pm on Wednesday.

Another man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital and treated for leg injuries.

Rushaun Brown, of Higher Ardwick, has now been charged with murder, section 18 assault and possession of a bladed article and is due to appear in court.

A second 23-year-old man remains in police custody on suspicion of murder.

Detective Chief Inspector Wes Knights, of Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team, said: "We have made swift progress in the investigation into Neri's death, including making two arrests and bringing a murder charge.

"But the investigation is still very much active as the team continues to pursue all lines of enquiry and we will be speaking to all of those involved in this incident.

"We would implore any witnesses, including those on the street and in vehicles in the area at the time of the incident, to come forward with any information.

"No matter how insignificant you may think that information might be, it could be crucial in a complex investigation such as this and my team of detectives will explore all information provided.

"There are a number of simple ways to contact police and provide information, including the uploading of CCTV and other media to our dedicated major incident public portal."

Brown is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Monday.

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Jamie Wallis MP says he wants to begin gender transition process 'as quickly as possible' as he descibes rape and blackmail ordeal - Sky News

A Tory MP who announced last month that he is trans has said he hopes to begin the process of transitioning "as quickly as possible" and hailed the "incredible amount of support" since he came out.

Speaking on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Jamie Wallis, MP for Bridgend, also described his experiences of rape and blackmail.

Mr Wallis acknowledged the transition process will be "challenging and difficult" with "lots of hurdles", saying: "It's not going to be done overnight, it's going to take many, many years."

But he added: "I think now that I am out and people do know, I'm free to start that and actually go on that journey at a pace that I find comfortable."

'Maybe there was some sort of horrible mistake'

Asked why it is he feels that he is a woman, Mr Wallis said: "I have gender dysphoria... that is the medical diagnosis that is required for a legal change of gender but it is also the condition that describes that lack of reconciliation between what you look like and what your body says and how you feel on the inside."

Mr Wallis, who said he currently still prefers the pronouns he and him, revealed he has felt this way for a "very long time".

"I was eight years old when I was trying to work out what this was... because there wasn't the ready access to the internet and there wasn't anyone else in my community at home that felt like this or that I knew about," he said.

"So I had absolutely no idea what it was and I remember being eight and trying to work out whether this was something that affected just me or whether there were other people that might feel like this.

"I came to the wrong conclusion. At the time I thought that it was just me and maybe there was some sort of horrible mistake or something had gone very wrong."

'It's foolish to live for other people'

Mr Wallis said he spent a lot of time trying to hide who he was and "sort of run away from it", not letting people know how he felt.

"I just remember being really frightened, scared," he said.

He described the important moment when he realised he was not alone and that other people experienced similar things to him.

He said he reached a point in his life when he decided it was "foolish to live for other people".

"About a year ago, maybe about six or eight months ago, I woke up one day and I realised actually I am no longer ashamed of this.

"This is who I am, this is what I want and actually I have waited a long time to feel that way."

Mr Wallis said his emotional statement on Twitter last month, in which he revealed he was transgender, was "probably inevitable" after that realisation.

Following his announcement, Mr Wallis was widely praised for his bravery by MPs from across the political spectrum, including Boris Johnson who said his message "would have taken an immense amount of courage".

'A part of me died'

In his interview with Sky's Sophy Ridge, Mr Wallis was asked about what he had said in the statement about his experience of rape.

He continued: "I met someone that I liked and things started off quite well.

"Then I was not okay with not being what I consider to be responsible and safe practice in the bedroom, so I withdrew consent and then there was… then he just decided that he was going to do it anyway and I was powerless to stop him and in that moment a part of me died and I have been trying to get it back ever since."

Asked if he had managed to get that part of himself back, he replied: "No."

"I tried to forget about it for a few weeks and it almost worked, almost worked but then you start getting nightmares, flashbacks, it starts occupying every one of your thoughts and you find yourself just staring off into the distance because you're thinking about it again and that's when I chose to get some help.

"Like I said in my statement, I'm not okay, I'm not the person I was before that happened but I am at least in a place where I can get on with my life whilst I am dealing with it."

Mr Wallis spoke about how many people had contacted him after his statement in March to report similar experiences.

He said: "I think what is truly frightening actually is after I said what I said, there has been a shocking number of people getting in touch with me to say that something similar has happened to them and that has changed my whole thinking and has made me become very concerned about the potential for this to be a much more pervasive issue than I think a lot of people currently think it is."

Outpouring of support following blackmail ordeal

Also detailed in his March statement on Twitter was his experience being blackmailed over his gender identity.

He said: "I was in a very dark place, someone had got this information and had evidence of it and they blackmailed me - but the police were fantastic.

"Not only did they take it seriously but they got a successful outcome, so the CPS, the police, were really good."

Since putting out the statement, Mr Wallis said he has received an "incredible amount of support".

Asked what advice he would give to a young person grappling with their gender identity, he said: "I waited and a lot of young people right now I think are dealing with gender issues and my advice to them would be, you've got a long life.

"I wouldn't wait as long as I've waited, I'm 37 - maybe you can move a little bit quicker than that - but actually there's absolutely nothing wrong with just taking some time and discovering yourself and don't feel rushed to pick up a label or view it in any way.

"But when you know who you are and you are ready and you want to tell the world and assert that, there are people like myself here that are waiting and we're welcoming, we're friendly and we're here to help and support."

Watch MP Jamie Wallis's full interview on the Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme on Sky News from 8.30am this morning.

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Bedworth: Three stabbed and 10 others hurt in town centre attack - BBC

Two men and a woman have been stabbed and at least 10 other people injured in a town centre.

Officers were called at about 08:00 BST to reports of people being assaulted in Bedworth, Warwickshire, on Coventry Road and Gilbert Close.

One of the men who was stabbed, aged in his 20s, is in a stable condition in hospital.

A 33-year-old man, from Bedworth, has been arrested and remains in custody, the force said.

It added he would undergo a mental health assessment and officers were not looking for any other suspects.

The other two stab victims have been discharged from hospital after treatment; the other victims all suffered minor injuries.

One woman told the BBC she was woken up by loud bangs on her front door and, when she answered, a man punched her twice and stabbed her in the throat with a pair of scissors.

A neighbour, Sheila Corcoran, said the attacks had made her feel unsafe: "You are always going to think now, is somebody going to come and bang the door?"

Det Sgt Rich Simpkins described it as a "nasty incident" and said he wanted to hear from anyone else who might have been attacked.

"We know that a number of people were in the area at around the time of the incident and that there may be more members of the public who may have been approached or assaulted," he said.

Extra police patrols will be carried out in and around the town centre, the force said.

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Selasa, 26 April 2022

Boris Johnson to chair committee with aim of tackling cost of living crisis in 'next couple of weeks', Downing Street confirms - Sky News

'No golden bullet' to solving cost of living crisis minister warns, as PM urged to find solutions to ease pressure on household finances - Sky News

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