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Eastwood: Recall parliament to resolve cost of living crisis

written by cassoscoop August 8, 2022
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SDLP Leader and Foyle MP Colum Eastwood

SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has added his support for a recall of parliament as people in communities across Ireland and Britain struggle to cope with soaring food, fuel and energy costs.

Mr Eastwood has called for direct intervention from London to address the crisis facing people in Northern Ireland following the failure to establish a power sharing Executive at Stormont last week.

The Foyle MP has also directed criticism at British Cabinet Ministers who he says have taken a ‘summer sabbatical’ to choose a new Prime Minister while working families face the burden of spiralling inflation and higher interest rates.

Said the Foyle MP: “In communities across the North of Ireland, working families and those most in need of additional financial support are facing the most severe household cost crisis in living memory.

“With inflation now projected to reach more than 13% by the end of this year, people simply will not be able to cope with soaring food, fuel and energy bills.

“In those circumstances, it is immoral that Ministers at Stormont and in London have gone AWOL.

“With no Executive in place due to the narrow agenda of one political party, emergency support to deal with this crisis has been held back leaving people to fend for themselves.

“While in Whitehall, Ministers have given themselves a summer sabbatical to choose a new Prime Minister.

“People in need cannot just wait months on end, they are facing extraordinary bills here and now.

“The urgency is totally lost on the political class.

“At a time of existential crisis for many households across these islands, parliament should be recalled to address this crisis.

“What we need is an emergency budget to put new support schemes in place, appropriately tax the multinationals making obscene profits and ease the burden on working families.

“It is within the power of governments at Stormont and Westminster to deal with this crisis. It is time for direct intervention now,” added Mr Eastwood.

Eastwood: Recall parliament to resolve cost of living crisis was last modified: August 8th, 2022 by cassoscoop

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