# UK cost-of-living crisis deepens as rising fuel prices hit households

https://mins.news/en/video/77126

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-28 13:26 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsFZRuyuJOg

> Britain’s governing Labour Party is meeting in Liverpool for its annual conference, where the cost of living is again central to political debate. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to ease pressure on household finances, but fuel prices have risen amid global oil and gas supply disruptions linked to the US-Israel war on Iran, increasing strain on families and businesses.

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