Chancellor Rachel Reeves clashed with an angry driver today as Labour’s latest U-turn over fuel duty was branded ‘too little, too late’ because it delays the raid on drivers by only a few months.
Sir Keir Starmer announced ministers would postpone their planned 5p a litre fuel duty hike at Prime Minister’s Questions after weeks of mounting pressure.
But it has only been delayed from September until the end of 2026 despite Ms Reeves raking in an extra £500million VAT windfall thanks to sky-high pump prices sparked by the Iran war.
It means motorists face a clobbering in the New Year, just as household energy
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