Posted in News Surging food costs help keep inflation at an eye-watering 3.8% as Rachel Reeves faces widening Budget black hole September 17, 2025 Official figures showed surging food costs helped keep the headline CPI at 3.8 per cent annually in August. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15106069/Inflation-sticks-3-8-pain-Rachel-Reeves-faces-fresh-warning-Budget-black-hole.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490