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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Sunak borrows Sainsbury’s worker’s hatchback for mini-Budget photo shoot

HM Treasury

A car that Rishi Sunak was pictured filling with petrol to highlight his 5p cut to fuel duty last night did not belong to the chancellor, it has emerged.

The photograph, posted on Mr Sunak’s social media feeds at the moment the cut announced in Wednesday’s spring statement took effect, sparked incredulity among Twitter users.

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