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- UK consumer prices rose 2.9% year-on-year in July, the highest since March.
- Energy price cap jumped 13%, raising annual bills by £221 to £1,862.
- Gas prices rose almost 15% in July, the biggest quarterly jump in four years.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged bus-fare caps and an energy-bill VAT cut after the data release.
