Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to do what he can to help Britons through “really hard” times as cost pressures mount after figures showed inflation surging to a four-month high and forecasts for more pain ahead.
Mr Burnham blamed the “effect of the conflict in the Middle East” after official data showed Consumer Prices Index inflation hit 2.9% in July, up from 2.6% in June and the highest level since March.
