Four in five Britons worried Iran war will make food more expensive, poll finds

Retailers want the UK government to help cut their energy costs so that they do not have to pass rising prices on to shoppers. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Four in five people are worried that the Iran war will make food more expensive, according to a new poll, as businesses warned the “window is closing” for ministers to cut energy costs for UK retailers.

Research by Opinium found that 80% of people are worried about the rising price of groceries, which would come from retailers passing on cost increases to consumers, while 73% expect the conflict to push up prices of other products.