Parliament needs to reconvene after the Queen’s funeral to address the cost-of-living crisis, Wokingham’s MP has said. 

John Redwood MP suggests “after mourning a much-loved Queen and the state funeral”, parliament “should meet”. 

The House of Commons adjourned on July 21 and, following a gruelling six-week leadership campaign, returned for just three days before the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death broke. 

Since then, parliament has paused for a ten-day period of national mourning and, under the normal timetable, would go into recess again for conference from September 22 until October 17. 

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“The current plan for a long conference recess means a delayed return on October 17th. We need to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and energy shortage before then,” Mr Redwood added. 

Last week, the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, announced a two-year freeze on the energy price cap – which sets a limit on the maximum amount suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity – meaning the average household is expected to be paying £2,500 per year. 

The new chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, was then meant to outline the cost of the package in parliament, however, that had to be delayed due to the Queen’s death. A mini budget is now set to be delivered on September 23. 

The prime minister’s spokesperson confirmed yesterday that the planned recess could be changed in order to tackle urgent government business.