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\nDowning Street says focus will remain on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy pricesDowning Street has dismissed the idea of a freeze on private sector rents even as Rachel Reeves left the door open to such a move, after the Guardian revealed the chancellor has been considering it as an option to cut the cost of living.A No 10 spokesperson said on Tuesday that freezing private sector rents was \u201cnot the approach we will be taking\u201d after sources told the Guardian it was Reeves\u2019s preferred solution for dealing with a spike in housing costs in the wake of the Iran war. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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