Rachel Reeves comments on the ONS inflation figures

Rachel Reeves MP, Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, commenting on the ONS inflation figures, said:

"The cost of living crisis is leaving families more worried every day, but all we get from the Tories is chaos, distraction and unfunded fantasy economics.

“Rising inflation may be pushing family finances to the brink, but the low wage spiral facing so many in Britain isn’t new.

"It’s the result of a decade of Tory mismanagement of our economy meaning living standards and real wages have failed to grow.

"We need more than sticking plasters to get us back on course - we need a stronger, and more secure economy.

"Only a Labour government will build the high wage, high growth, low and stable inflation economy we deserve."