BBCNEWS BBC June 19, 2024
prices rose at 2% in the year to may, down from 2.3% in april. in october 2022 the figure peaked at 11.1%. the prime minister, rishi sunak, said the conservatives�* economic plan hadn't been easy but today showed "we've got there". shadow chancellor rachel reeves also welcomed the news, but added she wasn't going to say that everything in the economy "was fine". the lib dems said "millions of people won't be feeling better off today". on the election campaign trail, the scottish national party launches its manifesto today. first ministerjohn swinney will call for increased spending...