Starmer’s cost of living adviser urges him to extend fuel duty cut in light of Iran war

Petrol prices are up 16% to an average of 154.5p per litre since the start of the war, according to the RAC. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

A cut to fuel duty should be extended to reflect the rise in petrol prices, the government’s cost of living champion has said.

Richard Walker, the executive chair of the supermarket chain Iceland, urged Keir Starmer not to raise the levy in September, in light of the conflict in the Middle East.