Government ‘standing by British people’ Miliband says amid fuel duty questions

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband (left) arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (Maja Smiejkowska/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government is open to halting its plans to raise fuel duty for the first time in more than a decade should the war in the Middle East continue into the latter half of the year, Ed Miliband has hinted.

The Energy Secretary insisted the Government will “stand by the British people in this crisis” as he made appearances on Sunday morning’s broadcast round.