UK inflation hits 9%, its highest level since 1982, with food inflation highest since 2011
- Resolution: Government must help poorer families
- IFS: lowest-income households face double-digit inflation
- Citizens Advice: Warning lights flashing
- Full story: UK inflation hits 40-year high of 9%
- Lifting energy cap drove up bills; petrol at record highs
- More inflation coming as factories raise prices by 14%
UK factories have hiked their prices last month, as they passed on rising costs to customers, the ONS reports.
Output prices (what firms charge at the factory gate) were 14% higher than a year ago in April, which is the highest rate since July 2008.
