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Sir Keir Starmer was ridiculed after he repeatedly insisted "there hasn't been a rise" in fuel duty - even though Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced it will increase by 5p. The Prime Minister insisted fuel duty had been frozen until September,
The PM mocked the Tory leader after she flip-flopped over the US/Israeli action in the Middle East, with Ms Badenoch saying she was against it less than a week after supporting it
Keir Starmer laid bare Kemi Badenoch's shift in position on the war in Iran, slamming the Tory leader for the "mother of all U-turns."
Fuel duty is currently frozen to help drivers with the cost of living, but that is due to end in the autumn. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has so far resisted calls to cancel the planned hike in response to the oil price spike caused by Donald Trump’s war on Iran.
The Government’s current plans mean drivers will pay a penny more per litre in tax at the pump in less than six months. The RAC’s head of policy said on Wednesday that diesel prices have already risen by nearly 9% since February 28. Meanwhile, petrol prices are on average 6% more across the same period, RAC Fuel Watch said.
Keir Starmer and Micheal Martin aim to ‘deepen’ ties at Cork summit - Taoiseach Micheal Martin said he was ‘delighted’ to welcome Sir Keir to his home county of Cork.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing criticism over what some say is his undermining of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship."
London | The first documents released from the “Peter Mandelson files” has highlighted just how poor Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s judgment is as he ignored the weight of evidence against appointing the Labour luminary to Britain’s most important ...
Starmer warns against profiteering as Trump vows to ‘finish the job’ in Iran - Threats from Tehran have choked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil and gas supplies.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer raised the prospect of helping households with soaring energy bills as oil prices hit $100 a barrel with little sign of resolution to the war in Iran.