'Fastest U-turn ever!' Labour MP skewered by GB News host over decision to scrap food price cap less than 24 hours after being announced

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Fastest U-turn ever!' Labour MP skewered by GB News host over decision to scrap food price cap less than 24 hours after being announced.

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GB News host Ellie Costello has grilled a Labour MP on the Government's "fastest U-turn ever" after announcing it has scrapped plans to impose a cap on food prices.Speaking to GB News, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby assured that the Government is "trying to help families right across this country with the cost of living".Pressing Ms Rigby on the decision, Ellie said: "This idea of price caps on essential items in supermarkets, has this been the fastest U-turn ever?

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Because it was floated yesterday, then it was very quickly shot down by the Governor of the Bank of England and supermarket bosses, who were calling the idea lunacy, like something out of the Soviet Union or or Venezuela?" TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Labour MP confirmed: "Well, I'm happy to be able to tell you we're not introducing mandatory price caps."There have been a discussions between the Chancellor and the supermarkets, as indeed there've been discussions with other industries too, about how we...

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