Inflation surprise after ‘awful’ April’s bills hike ...Evening Standard podcast

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is visiting Canada to meet her G7 counterparts. (Hannah McKay)
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Charlie Duffield
21 May 2025

There’s been a bigger than expected inflation jump for households across Britain - and Evening Standard’s chief political correspondent Rachael Burford unpacks the news, alongside Keir Starmer’s surprise policy u-turn.

This is despite the fact that inflation had been cooling for several months - and it follows April's awful cost of living squeeze.

And in part two, Tamara Davidson reports on the release of Final Destination Bloodlines, which is the cult franchise’s sixth film after 25 years.