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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and Alex Ross

Petrol prices latest: Motorists hit by 23-year record over cost of diesel as Starmer prepares for emergency talks

Motorists have been hit by further prices rises at the pump, with experts predicting the impact of the Iran war could be felt for months.

The conflict in the Gulf has seen Iran continue its stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, leading to soaring oil prices with the cost of a barrel rising more than 3 per cent on Monday to $117.

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