The papers: Warnings of ‘pain ahead’ with inflation to hit 11%
The front pages focus on a forecast of sharp price rises as the cost of living crisis continues. …
The Daily Express focuses on a prediction from industry leaders that food costs are “set to rocket” by 15% this summer. It highlights what it calls a “hard-hitting report” from the Institute of Grocery Distribution, which says the cost-of-living pressures are the worst since the 1970s, mainly due to the war in Ukraine.