Are food price caps necessary or doomed to fail? | BBC Question Time

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With the cost of living still high, supermarkets are under pressure to cap the price of essential goods. The Scottish government has pledged to legislate the price of certain essential foodstuffs, and the UK government has considered a voluntary scheme to cap the price of certain staple goods. A Question Time audience member asked: “Are food price caps necessary or doomed to fail?” Featuring the SNP’s Stephen Flynn, Reform UK’s Thomas Kerr, Labour’s Kirsty McNeill, Conservative Harriet Cross, and Scottish Green Ross Greer. Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/47jfg3w For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #QuestionTime #BBCNews

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