The government needs to answer the 'immediate, scary, money questions' to win over voters, says Andrew Marr
The government's fate depends on it answering the "immediate, scary, money questions" to win over voters, Andrew Marr has said.Opening LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr, the presenter looked at what would determine the fate of the government as the mortgage crunch worsens for thousands of Brits.
"It's not Rishi Sunak's five pledges, although the progress towards them is painfully slow. No, it's more straightforward than all that. It’s money. "And in particular, on the day when the cost of two year fixed rate mortgages rose above 6% for the first time since the aftermath of the Liz Truss mini budget, can you afford the place you're living in?"Andrew Marr on the 'immediate, scary money questions' voters have
"I don’t want to exaggerate the situation right now: today a third of people own their homes outright and only 28% of properties in England have mortgages on them... but that's still a heck of a lot of people and many of them are now heading for real trouble.
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