Boris Johnson to stress work as the fix for cost of living crisis

Ministers remain unable to decide on ways to help as energy firm boss warns soon 40% could be in fuel poverty

Gap between inflation rates for richest and poorest households at its widest in 16 years

With the poorest disproportionately hit by the cost of living crisis, senior Tories are demanding emergency action from Treasury

NatWest’s Sir Howard Davies: ‘I’m quite pessimistic. Brexit was a significant mistake’

The banker and former regulator has seen many crises in his career, but war and political division have him worried

Boris Johnson’s survival superpower can only last so long

Some Tory stalwarts may be angry but state of the economy could be what brings the prime minister down

Chief BoE economist: we’ll squeeze economy more to tame inflation

Bank of England’s Huw Pill warns ‘further work needs to be done’ after recent base rate rises

Three ways Sunak could raise £10bn to help Britons struggling with energy bills

Analysis: the chancellor has a set of options for making the tax system fairer at the same time as bringing in revenue

I can’t afford to heat a pizza for my son – this is the reality of Britain’s cost of living crisis

While the government stands by, my bills have doubled, says Jo Barker-Marsh, a full-time carer for her son

Helping cash-strapped Britons won’t add to inflation, says CBI

Chief of business association calls for stimulus that aids ‘hardest hit’ with rising food and fuel bills

The Guardian view on fixing inflation: a reckoning with free markets is needed

Editorial: Tories say taxes must fall to curb inflation, even at the cost of a higher deficit. Labour should argue that public spending could be increased for the same reason

Boris Johnson ‘choosing to let people struggle’ with cost of living says Keir Starmer – as it happened

Latest updates: Labour leader says prime minister ‘does not get it’ and says government delays are making problems worse

Soaring UK inflation makes action from Rishi Sunak a question of when, not if

Analysis: Chancellor has sought to deflect criticism by citing global factors but has hinted about support

The Bank of England can’t save people from this cost of living crisis – that’s Boris Johnson’s job

Faced with the the biggest inflation rise in 40 years, the Bank must do more than berate workers, says Sahil Dutta, lecturer in political economy

Labour to force vote on emergency budget as UK inflation soars to 9%

Shadow chancellor renews call for windfall tax on oil and gas firms to offset cost of living crisis

Rishi Sunak faces Tory clamour to act now on cost of living crisis

Conservative MPs to urge chancellor to tackle inflation with VAT cuts, energy bill support and improved benefits

Boris Johnson claims planned Northern Ireland protocol law is ‘insurance’ in case talks fail – as it happened

UK prime minister meets Sinn Féin and DUP as Mary Lou McDonald suggests forming Stormont assembly is not UK government priority