Boris Johnson urged to put out urgent package on cost of living

Boris Johnson has been urged to get to grips with the cost of living crisis ravaging families across the country. Tory MP Robert Halfon called for a urgent package to be put in place by the Prime Minister and Rishi Sunak. He said that the billions of pounds saved from the overseas aid budget could be poured into the cost of living fund.

According to LBC's Andrew Pierce, Halfon said he had residents trying to feed and clothe their families. I would like the Government to do, whether it is Boris or the Chancellor, to put out an urgent package and not wait until March to set out how they will deal with it. They need to focus on the energy bills by reducing the green levies. They are responsible for 25 percent of our electricity bills. The global oil price is going down despite petrol prices costing 1.50 at the pumps. JUST IN: Tories are tearing hair out over Boris Johnson's Beth Rigby interview.

The Tory MP said we saved four billion pounds by cutting the overseas aid budget. Why not put that into a special fund and re-distribute that with tax cuts for the lower paid? If we're going to cut overseas aid, why don't we use that money to give tax relief for the poorest paid? We need to get back to cutting taxes for the less paid and cutting energy bills.