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Boris Johnson has said people should not worry about putting food on the table this winter, amid surging energy prices and a cut to universal credit.
Axar.az informs that the prime minister told BBC News: "I don't believe people will be short of food - and wages are actually rising."
It comes after Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng warned some households face a "very difficult winter".
Energy and food bills are rising due to a spike in global gas prices - and many families face a £20-a-week benefit cut.
Speaking to the BBC in New York, where he has been meeting world leaders at the United Nations, Mr Johnson said the surge in energy prices was a "short-term" problem caused by "the global economy coming back to life" after the coronavirus pandemic.
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2021.09.21 / 21:35
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Axar.az
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