Dan Walker tells Tories ‘do your jobs’ as own family members left ‘freezing in their home’
express.co.ukBBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, 45, spoke about how the cost of living crisis was affecting his own family as he called on politicians to do more to help.The Strictly Come Dancing star opened up about the terrible conditions many in the country are facing while speaking at the 2022 Pride of Britain Awards in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.
Dan gave his own thoughts on the financial crisis and how it was affecting the public during an appearance on the red carpet, just hours after he had been reporting from Downing Street on Monday for Channel 5 News. “It’s a really hectic time at the minute, isn’t it?” Dan remarked, just as Rishi Sunak has been announced as the third Conservative Prime Minister in a row within the space of two months.“I know it’s a massive job and it’s probably one he’s quite excited about…” Dan continued. “And I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with the soap opera of politics.”Speaking about the government and its MPs, he said: “They just need to crack on and do their jobs. “Because we speak to people every single day on the programme who are genuinely on the edge and they are so in need of help,” he added in reference to his work with Channel 5.“Particularly with winter coming round the corner… And I’ve even got members of my family who are really worried about ‘Can they turn their heating up a degree?’” he revealed. “They’re freezing in their house but they can’t do it, because it’s a choice between: do they do that, or do they eat baked beans for the last two weeks of the month?”The UK has been experiencing a cost of living crisis over the past year, where the price of essential goods have risen faster than household incomes, leaving many people struggling with basic necessities.
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