Upbeat inflation news may be too little, far too late for Sunak

It will take time for voters to forget the financial toll from the highest inflation in four decades – and time is not on the PM’s sideBusiness live – latest updatesUK election live – latest updatesAfter almost three years, the UK’s annual inflation rate is back to the government’s 2% target. That ought to be good news for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives – but given the state of the opinion polls it looks like being far too little, far too late.First t