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UK politics live: Rishi Sunak says majority of households will get £350 of support to help pay rising energy bills

Latest updates: chancellor’s new measures will cover just over half of the extra £693 people are having to pay because of the rise in the price cap

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Keir Starmer claimed this morning that the conduct of Boris Johnson was contributing to a decline in trust in politcians. In a speech on trust, he said:

Trust in government is falling, trust in politics and politicians is falling, trust in the media is falling.

Two-thirds of the public think that the way politicians act undermines democracy. Six out of 10 people think politicians are likely to lie to them – six out of 10 – sadly that doesn’t surprise me, given recent events, but it does disappoint me, it frustrates me.

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