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Helen Corbett

Chancellor to set out action as surging prices spark profiteering fears

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Chancellor will set out steps to protect the public from “unfair price rises” after Sir Keir Starmer said he was looking at boosting the competition regulator’s powers to deal with profiteering amid surging oil and fuel prices.

Rachel Reeves will outline action she is set to take in a statement to MPs on Tuesday after laying out her plans to the Prime Minister and colleagues in an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday afternoon.

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