Higher energy bills and transport costs drive up UK inflation

ONS says consumer prices index was 2.1% in April, up from 1.9% in March

Dearer energy bills and a pick-up in the cost of transport have pushed the annual rate of inflation back above the government's 2% target for the first time in four months.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that inflation as measured by the consumer prices index stood at 2.1% in April, up from 1.9% in March.

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