PM tells Commons extending the temporary 5p cut is a necessary response to cost-of-living pressures
Keir Starmer has announced an extension to the temporary 5p cut in fuel duty, as widely expected, telling the Commons it was a necessary response to cost-of-living pressures.
Before a wider package of measures due to be announced by Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, on Thursday, Starmer used prime minister’s questions to announce the extended freeze and a vehicle tax break for the haulage industry.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent.
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