{"id":345808,"date":"2026-05-22T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-food-price-caps-necessary-or-doomed-to-fail-bbc-question-time\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:00:18","slug":"are-food-price-caps-necessary-or-doomed-to-fail-bbc-question-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-food-price-caps-necessary-or-doomed-to-fail-bbc-question-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Are food price caps necessary or doomed to fail?\u00a0| BBC Question Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Pi9wJGsuFhc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are food price caps necessary or doomed to fail?\u00a0| BBC Question Time\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pi9wJGsuFhc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With the cost of living still high, supermarkets are under pressure to cap the price of essential goods.<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>A Question Time audience member asked: \u201cAre food price caps necessary or doomed to fail?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Featuring the SNP\u2019s Stephen Flynn, Reform UK\u2019s Thomas Kerr, Labour\u2019s Kirsty McNeill, Conservative Harriet Cross, and Scottish Green Ross Greer. <\/p>\n<p>Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https:\/\/bbc.in\/47jfg3w<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#QuestionTime #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the cost of living still high, supermarkets are under pressure to cap the price of essential goods. 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