A rally in Derry has been told people are facing a cost-of-living emergency in Northern Ireland.
A rally in Londonderry has been told that people urgently need help to deal with the rising cost of living.
"People are already struggling to pay their bills. This is a cost-of-living emergency" she told the rally. "People in this city need an executive up and running, ministers in place, and parties working together to put money in their pockets."On Friday, Chancellor Kwasi KwartengIncome tax and the stamp duty on home purchases will be cut and planned rises in business taxes have been scrapped.However, Northern Ireland's finance minister Conor Murphy said it had favoured the wealthy over "ordinary workers".
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