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Starmer urged to demand proper controls on soaring food prices
Pressure piles from Labour's left as Downing Street considers ‘voluntary’ price caps on basic items
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking during the British Chambers Commerce Annual Global conference, at the QEII Centre, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 17, 2023.
LABOUR’S left urged leader Sir Keir Starmer to “seize the initiative” and demand proper controls on the soaring price of food today after reports suggested Downing Street is only considering a voluntary scheme for profiteering supermarkets.
A proposed opt-in system, modelled on a similar agreement in France, would allow bosses to choose a limited number of items to cap, according to right-wing newspaper the Sunday Telegraph.
The possible move, which comes as food inflation hits an eye-watering 19.2 per cent, has been compared to pricing controls introduced by then-Tory PM Edward Heath in the 1970s, but Downing Street stressed any initiative would not be compulsory.
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