each to about 9p each, more than double. and a block of cheddar cheese increasing in price from £1.60 to £2.25 at least today. shoppers in birmingham today say they have been tightening their belts. definitely shopping more carefully, yeah. i m still buying treats and stuff, but it s less often. quality is important, but i think cost as well, also very important. sometimes it s cheaperl to buy things en masse, rather than buying smaller- quantities of things, but, yes, definitely increased recently. the government has ruled out introducing price caps on some of our shopping basket essentials but confirmed that the regulator is actively investigating food pricing and will report back injuly. and the chancellor has been meeting mortgage lenders to discuss ways of helping those struggling with high interest rates. marc s here. with the bank of england base rate
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is vulnerable on this and people might blame ministers for their difficult predicaments. this is keir starmer this afternoon in the commons also referencing the impact of former prime minister liz truss s now notorious mini budget. he knows ve well now notorious mini budget. he knows very well because now notorious mini budget. he knows very well because of now notorious mini budget. he knows very well because of the now notorious mini budget. he knows very well because of the mortgage - very well because of the mortgage catastrophe. 13 years of economic failure catastrophe. 13 years of economic failure and catastrophe. 13 years of economic failure and a tory kamikaze budget which failure and a tory kamikaze budget which crashed the economy and put mortgages through the roof. rishi sunak insisted mortgages through the roof. fl si sunak insisted there is mortgages through the roof. fl 3“i sunak insisted there is targeted support available and the chancellor jeremy hunt w