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Ed Davey Urges Immediate 10p Fuel Duty Cut Until Christmas
The party says the temporary cut would lower pump prices by 12p and help households as fuel costs stay 23% higher than a year ago.
- Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey urged the government to immediately cut fuel duty by 10p a litre until Christmas, arguing the temporary measure would ease cost-of-living pressures for struggling households.
- Davey claims the three-month package is self-funding via higher oil and gas revenues, while blaming high petrol costs on what he called "Donald Trump's idiotic war with Iran."
- In addition to fuel duty, the party proposes to slash bus fares to £1, cut rail fares by 10%, reduce VAT on electric vehicle charging, and scrap a planned 3p fuel duty hike in January.
- Labour Party chair Bridget Phillipson noted that Chancellor John Healey will consider suggestions ahead of the upcoming Budget, while citing existing government actions on fuel duty.
- At the party's four-day conference in Brighton, Davey pledged to combat "nasty populism," taking aim at Nigel Farage and Elon Musk as the Lib Dems seek to solidify their platform.
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Lib Dems press for 10p fuel duty cut until Christmas
The party also wants the planned 3p fuel duty rise due in January to be scrapped.
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