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Labour has been plunged right back into the freebies row which derailed the early days of Sir Keir Starmer’s time in power after MPs were caught snapping up hundreds of thousands of pounds in "gifts".

Higher energy bills drove UK inflation up to 2.9% in the year to July, the highest level in four months, according to new figures.

Inflation has slowed to 2.8% in April from 3.3% in March, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - as economists warn of price rises this summer.