Overview
- The prime minister said many people are still struggling with the cost of living and made easing pressures his priority.
- He urged people to call on neighbours and check in on friends or relatives who might be alone during the holidays.
- He thanked NHS staff, emergency services, armed forces and volunteers working over Christmas.
- He acknowledged that loss can feel sharper at this time of year, speaking a year after his brother’s death.
- The address followed Bank of England warnings of flatlining growth and a government move to raise farmers’ inheritance tax relief to £2.5 million after protests.