The Prime Minister says he feels a "deep moral responsibility" to deliver on his pledge to halve inflation after the key driver behind the cost-of-living crisis stayed static last month.Office for National Statistics data published on Wednesday showed that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation remained at 8.7% in May, the same level as in April, despite experts forecasting a fall to 8.4%.

The Prime Minister says he feels a "deep moral responsibility" to deliver on his pledge to halve inflation after the key driver behind the cost-of-living crisis stayed static last month.Office for National Statistics data published on Wednesday showed that Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation remained at 8.7% in May, the same level as in April, despite experts forecasting a fall to 8.4%.