<span style="color: #222222;">The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics said that the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 10.1 percent in annual terms in September this year. According to historic modelled estimates of the CPI, it is the biggest jump since April 1980. The Statistics Office said that Food and non-alcoholic beverages prices were the biggest driver of inflation in September as they rose by 14.5 percent.<br />''<br />''British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said that the inflation figures are concerning for the country. Britain has been hit hard by the surge in European natural gas prices caused by Russia-Ukraine conflict. It has added to post-COVID supply-chain bottlenecks and labour shortages, creating an intense squeeze on living standards.</span><br />