Munira Wilson

Munira Wilson

Liberal Democrat — Twickenham

Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 April 2026

Debate

Middle East: Economic Update

Contribution

The Chancellor said in her statement: “Every choice I make will be about keeping costs down for families and businesses”. However, when I speak to small business owners on high streets across my constituency of Twickenham, Teddington and the Hamptons—especially café and restaurant owners—they tell me that the soaring energy and food prices that are a result of war are only compounding the pain they were feeling as a result of the Chancellor’s choices to hike national insurance for employers and, in some cases, double their business rates. What action will she take this month and this quarter, not in a year’s time, to help those businesses stay afloat? We need them to stay open for the sake of our communities.

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