1 day Ago By Fran Winston
Angela Rayner found herself forced to defend the huge cost of living increases faced by the public as Jeremy Vine insisted the current situation is "unsustainable". Speaking on his BBC Radio 2 show the presenter said: "We are very much looking at this month of the pain of actually today, which is April 1, and you've got energy bills up by an average of £111. Council Tax up by an average of £109.
Water bills - it's unreal. They put all the sewage in the sea, and then they raise their bills by 20%. Car tax up £5.
Broadband bills up £36 on average. Phone bills up £46 on average. TV licence up £5.
Nursery fees - because of the jobs tax you've brought in - up £756 pounds. It's just unsustainable, isn't it?" he challenged her. "Well, prices do go up in April, but we've taken measures.
.. you've mentioned council tax.
We've made sure - the previous government, the last two years, their council tax rises were higher - we capped. We made sure that we protected working people from significant council tax rises, whilst also investing record levels into local government to put it on a sustainable footing," she said. This is a breaking live TV story, the Showbiz Express.
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