I suspect more than a few lovers of red wine, myself included, winced when we heard the Chancellor planned to add the best part of 50p to a bottle.

An estimated 1.4m people will benefit from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to fix the net-pay anomaly on pensions, a move broadly welcomed by industry experts.

In his Autumn Budget today Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned MPs that inflation would likely average 4% over the next year.

The Full Text of Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Autumn 2021 Budget Speech, delivered in the House of Commons at 12.34 pm on Weds 27 Oct 2021: