New UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflation
2 sources·Updated August 16, 2026
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- City A.M.·1h agoSoaring energy bills set to fuel inflation spike
Rising energy prices are poised to send UK inflation rearing back up, as economists warn that the summer boost to the economy could be fleeting. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is tipped to rise to 2.9 per cent in July, climbing from June’s 15-month low of 2.6…
Read at City A.M. → - Guardian Politics·5h agoNew UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflation
Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout British households are facing a renewed cost of living squeeze, with official figures expected to show this week that soaring energy bills drove up…
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