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Eleanor Shearer

Eleanor Shearer is a senior research fellow at Common Wealth think tank

If Burnham is serious about the cost of living, he must act boldly on food prices

32 min Economy

If Burnham is serious about the cost of living, he must act boldly on food prices

Andy Burnham has promised “a cost of living government” as he enters office. Along with energy bills, rising food prices are one of the main ways households have felt the impact of inflation most acutely.