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Planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Keir Starmer
UK NewsPolitics•May 20, 2026 at 12:36 PMNational

Planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Keir Starmer

By Peter Walker Senior political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

PM tells Commons extending the temporary 5p cut is a necessary response to cost-of-living pressuresUK politics live – latest updatesKeir 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. Continue reading...

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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