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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
A household energy bill displayed on a mobile phone held next to a gas hob
Energy / 21 November 2025
21 November 2025
An elderly lady with her electric fire on at home in Liverpool
Cost-of Living Crisis / 19 November 2025
19 November 2025

Government urged to tackle high electricity prices and boost insulation in next week’s Budget as elderly, low-income families and homeless people struggle to stay warm

Money stacked on top of an energy bill,
Editorial / 19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference on the Immigration White Paper in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London. The Immigration White Paper is being presented as part of Government efforts to reduce net migration into the UK, with the figure reaching 728,000 in 2024
Britain / 31 October 2025
31 October 2025

New poll exposes fears around migration as ‘manufactured’

A �10 note issued by the Bank of England featuring a portrait of King Charles III in a piggy bank. Picture date: Tuesday August 20, 2024
Cost-of-living Crisis / 12 August 2025
12 August 2025
Generation Rent UK activists
Renters' Rights / 1 July 2025
1 July 2025
Britain / 27 May 2022
27 May 2022
Government urged to begin insulating homes and assist those struggling between paying bills and feeding their children
Model houses on a pile of coins and bank notes
Britain / 23 May 2022
23 May 2022
‘If Johnson is serious about helping families, then we need UC boost and £10 an hour minimum wage,’ TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady tells the Star
Rishi Sunak speaking at the CBI annual dinner at the Brewery
Britain / 19 May 2022
19 May 2022
Government in chaos over windfall tax on oil and gas companies
Britain / 18 May 2022
18 May 2022
‘With prices surging and wages slumping, many households don’t have enough cash to cover the basics,’ Unison warns
Britain / 13 May 2022
13 May 2022
Office for National Statistics finds that 41% of adults cutting back on grocery shopping
Britain / 10 May 2022
10 May 2022
Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis says ministers have ‘not delivered anywhere near enough to help workers’
Britain / 27 April 2022
27 April 2022
Sir Keir Starmer blasts PM over his government's inaction on the cost-of-living crisis