Boris Johnson urged to bring forward emergency Budget amid cost of living crisis

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Boris Johnson has been urged to bring forward an emergency Budget to help families cope with the cost of living crisis. The prime minister, opening the Queen's Speech debate in the Commons, said he and Chancellor Rishi Sunak would be "saying more" about help for households in the "coming days" - but Treasury sources ruled out any immediate fiscal relief.

There will be a full day's debate dedicated to the cost of living next Tuesday, but the speech is light on detail and only goes so far as to note the £22 billion in support already provided to households rather than spell out any new measures.

Sir Keir Starmer, responding to the speech, said the government is “too out of touch” and “too tired” to make the changes the UK needs.

The Labour leader told the Commons: “Times are hard but they’re much tougher than they should be. "We need a Government of the moment with the ideas that meet the aspirations of the British public.