UK is not facing diesel shortage despite fears of Trump export ban, minister says
The UK is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe UK is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles. “The flows of diesel into the UK come from a variety of sources, and that is resilient.
- ▪The UK is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles.
- ▪Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe UK is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles.
- ▪“The flows of diesel into the UK come from a variety of sources, and that is resilient.
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| Publication time | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:09:21 GMT |
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The UK is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenThe UK is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/ShutterstockEnergy industryUK is not facing diesel shortage despite fears of Trump export ban, minister saysIn effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’ Business live – latest updates Mark SweneyFri 2 Oct 2026 05.09 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe government has moved to avert panic at the pumps, insisting that the UK is not facing a diesel shortage after Donald Trump threatened to cut off US supplies of the…
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