Starmer says he’s ‘fed up’ with actions of Trump, Putin hitting UK energy bills

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” with how the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran has impacted energy prices in the United Kingdom, drawing a parallel between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

“I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy, businesses’ bills go up and down on energy, because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world,” he said in an interview with ITV News’s Robert Peston released Thursday. 

His reference to the Russian leader appeared to nod to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which sent energy prices up globally. 

Since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran at the end of February, the Strait of Hormuz, a main thoroughfare for oil transport, has been closed, reopened, restricted and closed again. The instability and uncertainty of its opening has impacted gas and oil prices across the world.  

Trump agreed to stop attacks on Iran on Tuesday in a ceasefire deal set to last two........

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