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Critics will question just how much his Budget will help workers amid the cost of living crisis, with National Insurance rising 1.25% and the cut to UC.

The living wage, a minimum rate of pay for adults older than 23 years old, will increase by £0.59.

The average UK price of petrol hit 142.94p a litre on Sunday, beating the former record, set in April 2012, by 0.46p.