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Will Rishi hit his inflation target?

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Today we had the – seemingly – good news that the headline rate of inflation for July has come down to 6.8%. This is in line with Bank of England targets which suggest that Rishi could be set to meet his pledge to halve inflation. Is this cause for celebration in Number 10? Or should we be wary?

Cindy Yu speaks to Michael Simmons, The Spectator’s data editor.

Produced by Cindy Yu and Oscar Edmondson.

Check out The Spectator’s data hub: https://data.spectator.co.uk/

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