British finance minister Rishi Sunak spoke about the importance of government actions not fuelling rising inflation during a meeting of senior ministers on Tuesday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

The spokesman did not give further detail on the comments, other than to say they were made during a cabinet discussion that involved a range of ideas on tackling the rising cost of living for Britons.

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan, writing by William James)