The poorer you are the more screwed you are. And things are getting worse.

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Written by : FRÉA LOCKLEY

An influential member of the House of Lords has issued a stark warning about rising food prices. With food prices already at a “four year high” she warns that Brexit could lead to a 33% rise. And this hits the poor hardest. Because another report has shown that economic inequality in the UK is higher than ever. Food prices are soaring and inequality is rising.

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On 14 November Baroness Miller, a Liberal Democrat peer, will ask the Lords about rising food prices in the UK. Ahead of this she writes:

UK food prices have reached a four year high…This bleak picture is set to get worse… the British Retail Consortium is on record as estimating that Brexit without a deal would see food prices increasing by about 33%.

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