Figures from the Office of National Statistics show the cost of the cheapest pasta has increased by 50% in a year, reports The Independent. As Labour warned of a “cost of living tsunami”, families face price increases of up to 50% on groceries.
The Independent reports that “chaotic lockdown parties and all-night drinking at Downing Street” have been alleged as the prime minister prepares to release Sue Gray’s report.
The Independent reports that Boris Johnson’s premiership has been thrown into even greater peril with the publication of photographs showing him drinking wine with Downing Street staff during England’s second COVID lockdown in 2020.
