Labour have expressed alarm over Britain’s fuel supply after Donald Trump signalled he may implement a diesel export ban.

Petrol prices in Britain have soared by 11p in a month to £1.74 a litre, while diesel has risen 15p in a month, now sitting just below £2. Drivers have been warned diesel could hit £3 a litre in the coming weeks.

Britain has only 42 days worth of diesel supply, leaving it particularly exposed. Canada stocks more than 3 and a half years’ worth, while Germany has more than a year’s supply. Out of similar countries, only Australia has less diesel, at 31 days’ worth.

Britain imports around half of its diesel and about a third of these imports come from the US. Donald Trump, vulnerable to political pressure ahead of the US midterms, is weighing up a diesel export ban to relieve price pressure on the domestic market.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he was concerned.

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Kemi Badenoch has accused Labour of ‘denying people democracy’ for delaying four mayoral elections.

Speaking to GB News, the Conservative Party Leader hit out at the proposals, which will see four new combined authorities – Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk, Hampshire & the Solent and Sussex & Brighton – have polls pushed back by two years.

She said: “I think it is a scandal. This is yet another example of Labour not being ready for government… This is now out of control. They need to have these elections. They should not be denying people democracy.”

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In a blistering assessment, Priti Patel brands the Labour government as “shambolic” following its recent U-turn on mandatory digital ID cards for workers.

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