Healey vows cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package

Marmalade, for example, will see a 20% tariff, plus an additional £19 charge per 100kg imported, suspended.

Healey said the ongoing wars in Iran and Ukraine had “hit families here at home through higher everyday costs”.

“We can’t control global events, but we can act where we can make a difference,” he added.

Other measures the government announced include:

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: “We are taking on the big challenges facing the country. But that doesn’t mean losing sight of the everyday problems that cost people money or simply aren’t fair.

“If you’re a nurse driving for work, a parent spending those precious first weeks with your new baby, or an unpaid carer picking up an extra shift, these changes will make life a little easier and put more money back in your pocket.”

But the Conservatives said Burnham’s “everyday fixes” have already been wiped out by higher borrowing costs, taxes and inflation.

Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith said: “Shoppers face rising costs at the till and families are struggling to make ends meet, but Burnham’s plan is cheaper gherkins. This is an insult to families hammered by Labour’s tax rises.”