EU to cut gas use by 15%; UK inflation rises for ninth month in a row to 9.4% – as it happened

EU says Russia likely' to halt gas supplies, while in the UK, milk, cheese, eggs, vegetables and ready meals become more expensive

The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said families and pensioners were being hammered by relentless price hikes while the government stood by.

Britain now has a Zombie government in the middle of a cost of living crisis. The country can't wait any longer for this Conservative party to play out their horror show leadership contest.

VAT must be slashed right away to cut prices at the shopping tills and fuel pumps.

Prices normally fall at this time of year as the summer sales season begins, but there was little movement in 2022 and, in 2021, prices were still rising following the end of the coronavirus lockdown.