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Kirsty Blackman: “The news that UK mortgage rates and oil prices are rising again will pile more painful costs and pressure onto families…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2026
The news that UK mortgage rates and oil prices are rising again will pile more painful costs and pressure onto families, who are already struggling to get by in Broken Brexit Britain.
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Kirsty Blackman
Scottish National Party

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Commenting on rising costs for families in the UK.

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