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Statement from Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cThese protests are a manifestation of how desperate many people feel as costs continue to soar – not just for fuel, but for everything in this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are increasingly struggling to pay for the basics – food, energy and housing – and the government is just not listening to them. They are out of touch and out of ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the indications now are that the support package, being considered by the cabinet later today, is going to exclude huge numbers of people who are under significant pressure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Social Democrats have repeatedly demanded that the government introduce a targeted \u20ac400 energy credit, as well as other support measures, to give people who are really struggling some relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Social Democrats have no confidence in this government\u2019s ability to manage this crisis – and, for that reason, we will support the no confidence motion in them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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