Economic fallout from war in Middle East adds to pressures on consumers and on chancellor before budget Consumer confidence in the UK has fallen at the fastest rate outside the Covid pandemic since the 2016 Brexit vote as the escalating economic damage from the war in the Middle East hits Britain...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/23/uk-consumer-confidence-falls-fastest-since-covid-cost-of-living)