Petrol retailers say ministers’ use of ‘inflammatory language’ may have led to abuse of forecourt workers

The trade body’s explosive intervention came after Rachel Reeves asked the competition watchdog to crack down on ‘rip-off’ fuel prices as the Iran war continues to escalate


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