UK inflation jumps to 40-year high of 9 per cent, as food and energy costs soar

By Agencies

British inflation leapt last month to its highest annual rate since 1982, piling pressure on finance minister Rishi Sunak to step up help for households facing a worsening cost-of-living crisis.

Source: UK inflation jumps to 40-year high of 9 per cent, as food and energy costs soar