John McDonnell calls for strict price controls on fuel and food basics

Former shadow chancellor says a radical response needed to the worst cost of living crisis in a generation

The government should impose strict price controls on fuel and basic food items to help families struggling with soaring living costs, the former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said.

Calling for a radical response to the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, McDonnell said the government needed to take urgent steps to limit the impact from soaring inflationary pressures on workers and their families.