Green MP Hannah Spencer: politicians out of touch on cost crisis

Hannah Spencer, a newly elected Green MP, wrote in The Guardian that most politicians are out of touch with the escalating cost of living crisis. She said her first weeks in Parliament exposed a lack of understanding, imagination, boldness and political will to tackle rising costs. Spencer specifically argued that Labour has failed to respond to the hardships facing its former base. The column matters because millions are struggling and political inaction will determine policy and public trust.