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2023-09-18 23:32:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F05FFC58DE6636CEBA3291A90AF3240954EE8F919B5A83AC71F4E97628A7281C
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While Liz Truss' time in office resulted in a period of economic instability in the UK, her government did not cause higher mortgage payments which are instead a consequence of the Bank of England (in common with other central banks) raising interest rates to combat inflation. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/09/15/risk-of-global-recession-in-2023-rises-amid-simultaneous-rate-hikes
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