for millions of homeowners if the government stuck to its plan. here s our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. soaring food prices, sky high energy bills, rents and mortgages going through the roof. today the prime minister again sought to calm growing fears about the state of the economy. this week you have told people it is going to be ok. do you understand why people looking at their mortgage bills, shopping bills, worrying about keeping the roof over their heads, they will listen to you and think, it is not going to be ok for me ? i have never said it is not challenging, i have never said it will not be a difficult time to get through, but i want to give people the reassurance and confidence we have a plan, the plan will work and we will get through this. that is exactly what people should be hearing from their prime minister and government. but with interest rates already at a 15 year high and more rate rises likely from the bank of england, there are fears this c
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however, on the parade ground, he took the salute and we all marched past and at the end, he thanked us all for our contribution to the effort to the war effort. that was a moment of great pride. the wrens couldn t march wonderfully well because we weren t required to do so, so i only hope we kept in step! chuckles. when i heard that the war was over, we were all overjoyed. and for me, it meant demobilisation, so i came down to london and was demobbed in august 1916. so, it wasn t a long service but an eventful one and, for me, it was probably the most meaningful