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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Tory Jeremy Hunt backs interest hikes pain for Brits - even if it risks recession

Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes for Brits to curb inflation even if they risk pushing the UK into recession.

The Tory Chancellor insisted that getting a grip on rising prices was the "only path to sustainable growth".

Official figures show inflation finally dipped into single figures in the 12 months to April - with the measure of prices at 8.7%.

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