UK finance minister looking at measures to abate energy cost rise - PM Johnson

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that his finance minister Rishi Sunak was looking to bring forward a package of measures to help people cope with a rise in energy costs.

“We all understand the pressures that the cost of living crunch is putting on people, and it’s being driven … by the inflation that you’re seeing around the world, particularly in energy costs,” Johnson told broadcasters.

“The chancellor is looking at a package of things to abate energy costs.”