Evening Standard
UK · 1 hrs ago
Public must be supported with energy bills as Iran clashes resume, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has said people would have to be “supported” heading into the winter as the resumption of US strikes on Iran threatened to push energy bills higher.The Prime Minister declined to comment on the shape of any support package, which would be up to his successor, but suggested one would be needed to deal with the fallout of the Iran crisis.Speaking to reporters at the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, Sir Keir said: “It is important that people are supported, particularly as we go into the winter months, but the extent of that is to be determined.“The extent of that is going to depend on international affairs. If the ceasefire can be maintained, resumed and the deal can be effectively implemented, and therefore the Strait of Hormuz can be opened, that is what’s going to make a bi
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