UK raises interest rates as economy reels from Iran war
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Inflation is now rising at 3.1% a year, and energy prices, driven higher by the war in Iran, are the main culprit. The Prime Minister said he would do what he could in the Budget to take the pressure off people, but senior figures in the gas industry have told this programme the country has just days of gas in storage in case of cold weather or any supply disruptions. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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