Bridget Phillipson: We don’t need to act yet on fuel duty

The war in Iran has now gone on for one month and concerns continue to grow over the effect the conflict will have on economies all over the world. On Sky News this morning, Bridget Phillipson played down fears of impending fuel shortages, telling British consumers to ‘continue as you are’. Trevor Phillips noted that more than half of the price of fuel goes to the government and asked the Education Secretary why the government isn’t scrapping the proposed 5p rise to fuel duty in September. Phillipson said the Chancellor is ‘absolutely committed’ to protecting British people from the impacts of the conflict and that the government will ‘take a view closer to the time’ on fuel duty.

Phillipson: We’re drifting into conspiracy theory territory

Morgan McSweeney told police that his government-issued phone had been stolen in October last year after Peter Mandelson had been fired as US ambassador but before parliament forced the government to publish all communications relating to his appointment via a humble address. On Wednesday the Conservatives released a statement........

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