Exclusive: Government accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ after firms push through biggest round of price rises since 1991
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The UK’s largest mobile and broadband companies have been accused of fuelling “greedflation” after pushing through the biggest round of price hikes for more than 30 years.
It comes ahead of a meeting on Wednesday at which the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will order industry regulators to take tougher action to curb inflation.