A planned increase in fuel duty has been scrapped to help motorists faced with rising pump prices as a result of the war in Iran.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs the 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut introduced by the Conservative government in March 2022 would be extended for the rest of the year.

A planned increase in fuel duty has been scrapped to help motorists faced with rising pump prices as a result of the war in Iran.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs the 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut introduced by the Conservative government in March 2022 would be extended for the rest of the year.