Michael Saunders, a former member of the BoE's monetary policy committee which sets interest rates, said the latest inflation figure would be "some help" in trying to ease some of the worries over the UK economy - more on that in our next post.

Keir Starmer will have arrived at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) fearing the worst after a series of issues presented Kemi Badenoch with any number of avenues for attack.

Keir Starmer has accused the Tories of being "economic vandals and fantasists" as he refused to rule out tax rises during PMQs.