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The plan will fast track the government’s clean energy plan of \u00a390bn in investment for clean British energy, especially nuclear energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sir Keir has also promised a swift resolution to the war in Iran and was damning of those who would follow the US into war with Iran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“That is not leading, that is following,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conflict in Iran and the subsequent blocking of the Straits of Hormuz has meant the price of oil has sky rocketed, reaching highs of $120 (\u00a390) a barrel last week which is a 66% increase from before the American bombing of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consequently, the government has released emergency oil stocks at an unprecedented level, along with providing the \u00a353m will helpfully curb these effects for those whose houses are primarily heated by oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PM shared his own experiences of hardship growing up in a working class family in the 1970s, and said: “This government will always support working people.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the long-term however, the governments plans to fast track green energy are crucial in combatting growing instability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PM was also keen to stress that the government were working with their allies to reopen the Straits of Hormuz and generally improve the stability of the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: “We cannot allow the war in the gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sir Keir has met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday morning, with plans in place to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has offered reassurances to those most exposed to rising heating oil prices, by pledging \u00a353m to “vulnerable families”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":260,"featured_media":55244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n