Michael Saunders, a former member of the BoE's monetary policy committee which sets interest rates, said the latest inflation figure would be "some help" in trying to ease some of the worries over the UK economy - more on that in our next post.

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall - PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

Kemi Badenoch will face Sir Keir Starmer for PMQs in the Commons at lunchtime. The Tory leader has plenty of topics to grill the Prime Minister on, including the resignation of Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq yesterday amid a corruption row.

Keir Starmer will face the Tory leader Kemi Badenoch less than 24 hours after Tulip Siddiq resigned as a Treasury minister. Follow all the latest updates from Prime Minister's Questions

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was pressed to rule out any new tax rises this year by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch at PMQs. He did not explicitly rule out more tax rises.