Blow For Rachel Reeves And Keir Starmer As Inflation Reaches Eight-Month High

PM Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Inflation rose to an eight-month high in November, according to the latest official figures.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that the Consumer Price Index, which measures the average change in prices over the last 12 months, crept up from 2.3% in October to 2.6% last month.

The news will come as a blow to chancellor Rachel Reeves – who unveiled a dramatic, tax-raisingBudget in October – and PM Keir Starmer, because...