Mel Stride says inflation figures are 'worrying'

The shadow chancellor has said the rise in inflation to 2.8% is "worrying." UK inflation has risen to its highest level since April driven by an increase in household energy bills, according to official figures. <br /> <br /> Mel Stride said a key componenent to the increase has been energy bills. "The winter fuel payment has been removed for a lot of pensioners including the most vulnerable so I think a lot of people will be worried about this," Mr Stride said. <br /> Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn