The rate of inflation in the UK unexpectedly fell slightly in December.
The rate at which prices were rising was 2.5 percent compared with 2.6 percent the month before.
It follows intense recent criticism of the UK chancellor (finance minister) and her policies, which have seen turbulence on the markets and the pound fall against the dollar.
Critics argue that the UK economy is stagnating amid high interest rates and concerns over the government's borrowing costs.
Members of the Labour government have welcomed the reduction in inflation, but Chief Secretary of the treasury Darren Jones, says there is more work to do:
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