Analysis: How can govt fill 'black hole' in finances?

The rate of inflation rose to 10.1% in September, according to official figures.

The rise was driven mainly by the cost of groceries with food price rises at its highest since April 1980, the ONS reported.

Sky's Data and Economics Editor Ed Conway has been looking at why prices continue to rise, and how the government is tackling a 'black hole' in public finances.

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