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Cost-Of-Living Crisis
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, March 22, 2026
Eyes Left / 15 April 2026
15 April 2026

The government has few aces up its sleeve when it comes to managing popular anger, argues ANDREW MURRAY

A newborn baby
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 10 April 2026
10 April 2026
Vehicles take part on the fourth day of a National Fuel Protest against rising fuel prices on O'Connell Street in Dublin. Fuel supplies at Irish forecourts are under threat of running dry as a days-long blockade of major supply depots continues, April 10, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 10 April 2026
10 April 2026
Plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 24 March 2026
24 March 2026

Green Party leader Polanski slams Chancellor Reeves' ‘unbelievably weak response’ to the ‘enormous bill hikes facing households’

US President Donald Trump speaks during the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy presentation with the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House, March 20, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 20 March 2026
20 March 2026
Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a tour of Octopus Energy offices in London, after Ofgem's announcement of the latest energy price cap, February 25, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 17 March 2026
17 March 2026
People dispense fuel at the pump at Costco Petrol Station in West Thurrock, Essex. The conflict in Iran has caused a surge in oil and gas prices, March 5, 2026
Britain / 13 March 2026
13 March 2026

Campaigners warn soaring oil and gas prices are pushing households into another cost-of-living crisis

A general view of the temperature control of a radiator in a home in London
Cost-of-living Crisis / 2 January 2026
2 January 2026