Sunak faces calls for help with living costs as budget deficit lower than forecast

Tax receipts are weaker than expected, revealing impact of UK’s slowing economy

Cost of living response hindered by Johnson-Sunak rift, say ministers

Sources reveal frustration at likely delay of package to help households hit by squeeze on budgets

Windfall tax: which cabinet ministers are for and against it?

A number of ministers have spoken out against the policy in highly unusual displays of dissent

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

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

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

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

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

The big idea: should we abolish the Treasury?

This powerful institution is filled with brilliant people – but is it holding Britain back?

Rishi Sunak: windfall tax an option if oil firms fail to invest in UK

Chancellor says he is ‘pragmatic’ about introducing a levy on energy companies to ease cost of living crisis

Queen’s speech: Boris Johnson ‘bereft of ideas’ to tackle cost of living crisis

Despite 38 new bills, opposition accuses government of failing to act to protect people amid soaring inflation