Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a decrease in UK inflation to 2.6% in March, attributing this to the government's strategies. With wages outpacing prices and positive growth reported, Reeves expressed optimism but acknowledged ongoing challenges families face with living costs. The government responded by raising the minimum wage, freezing fuel duties, and introducing free breakfast clubs in primary schools. Concurrently, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called for better rural policing, highlighting a concerning lack of resources dedicated to combatting serious rural crimes affecting agricultural communities.
"Inflation falling for two months in a row, wages growing faster than prices, and positive growth figures are encouraging signs that our plan for change is working."
"Rural crime is really serious, affecting many communities: livestock theft, equipment theft from farms, and hare coursing which is seeing organised crime gangs damaging crops and threatening farmers and their families."
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