UK inflation eased by more than expected last month, new official figures show, delivering a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement.The prices of clothes and shoes fell for the first time in more than three years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

UK inflation eased by more than expected last month, new official figures show, delivering a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement.The prices of clothes and shoes fell for the first time in more than three years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.