Sunak Faces U.K. Lawmakers Over Response to Living Costs Crunch

Rishi Sunak faces a grilling from lawmakers on Monday as pressure mounts on the British finance minister to do more to relieve the cost of living crisis.

Sunak, regarded as a leading contender to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has been widely criticized for failing to do enough in his mini-budget last week to help the poorest households cope with soaring energy bills.

On Monday afternoon, the chancellor of the exchequer will be forced to defend his 9 billion-pound ($12 billion) package of tax cuts to Parliament’s cross-party Treasury Committee. Hours earlier, officials from his fiscal watchdog, the ...