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Lanarkshire MP calls for Westminster to go further to tackle cost of living crisis

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A Lanarkshire MP has said more needs to be done to tackle the cost of living crisis.Dr Lisa Cameron MP is calling on the UK government to go "further and faster" with its measures to prevent families across her constituency falling into a spiral of poverty.

It comes as alarming new figures from campaign group 38 Degrees and Survation reveal thousands in the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency are facing a cost of living crisis with record inflation, rising food and petrol costs and record energy bills.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android According to research conducted by the group on the impact on East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow specifically:Ms Cameron said: "These statistics show that the vast majority of people across our constituency are suffering greatly from the impact of the soaring costs of energy, fuel and food bills."I call on the government to immediately go further and faster with its measures to prevent families across the constituency suffering greatly from the cost of living crisis, for example reinstating the uprating in Universal Credit, rolling out an energy strategy as a matter of urgency that lowers bills and protects the environment."Also halting its proposed National Insurance hike, which is punitive for those in work at a time when most across our

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