Bayrou calls a confidence vote as a looming budget no-confidence bid presses in. Critics call it political execution.

At 19% approval, the centrists' plan stalls. Outreach to the Socialists on pensions falters after employers harden.

In Britain, grocery prices may rise 6% this year. Food inflation sits near 4.2% and could climb before Christmas.

Fourteen million Britons struggle to feed themselves; produce, dairy, and meat hit hardest.

Shoppers should use hardship schemes and discounts.

The Digest, 9/2/2025 @1130PM, CDT

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