Rachel Reeves demonstrated it isn't just inflation soaring higher today as she was seen on TV defending her economic record in a bizarre falsetto.
An unfortunate technical error meant the under-fire Chancellor's response to a dramatic spike in prices was delivered in tones more akin to Mickey Mouse.
The episode left Sky News presenter Wilfred Frost – son of Sir David – briefly dumbfounded before he said: 'I think we have a problem...'
Ms Reeves said: 'The numbers today are clearly disappointing. We want to see inflation coming down after the cost of living challenges that people have been through these last few years.'
Her voice was then silenced entirely as broadcast bosses realised things were going awry.
