Boris Johnson has said a 'big bazooka' of cost of living help will help struggling families get through bumpy times ahead
He said the measures will"get us through until I believe that prices will start to abate and we'll be in a much stronger position".
"We've looked at that very carefully and I think the answer to that is no because I don't think that it will lead necessarily to more discretionary spending simply because people's outgoings are going to go up and have been going up already as as result of the increased costs of energy and food," the PM said.
But some Tories were dismayed by the announcement - such as backbench MP Richard Drax who accused the Chancellor of"throwing red meat to socialists".
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