More is needed

ANY help with the cost of living will be welcomed by families battered by Donald Trump’s reckless war with Iran, years of rising bills and endless economic shocks.

Rachel Reeves is right to act before pressures deepen further. Tariff cuts on daily essentials, freezing fuel duty and helping children travel for free are sensible steps in the right direction.

But nobody should pretend this goes far enough. Millions remain terrified about what lies ahead as energy bills threaten to surge again later this year, while mortgage costs and rents remain painfully high.

The Chancellor is right to move early, but if the government truly wants to shield working people from another brutal winter, bigger intervention will soon be needed.