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Minister denies UK faces diesel shortage after Trump threatens to ban exports
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In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’ UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre Business live – latest updates The government has sought to avert panic at the pumps, insisting that the UK is not facing a di
In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’ UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre Business live – latest updates The government has sought to avert panic at the pumps, insisting that the UK is not facing a diesel shortage after Donald Trump threatened to cut off US supplies of the fuel. The transport minister Keir Mather said on Friday that the UK has a wide range of sources of the fuel and is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles. Continue reading...
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