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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Chapman

UK cost-of-living crisis will be ‘driven by war’ as petrol and food prices soar, warns Tom Tugendhat

PA Wire

The UK's cost-of-living crisis will be "driven by war" as gas, petrol and food prices surge after Russia invaded Ukraine, a senior Conservative MP has said.

Tom Tugendhat, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said that if European leaders did not take action against Vladimir Putin, "you can forget about petrol at £1.70 a litre, which is where it's heading now. It will be significantly higher."

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