Airlines warn jet fuel shortages could disrupt flights within days, pushing up fares and putting millions of overseas holidays at risk. Carriers are planning contingency measures and urging government and suppliers to stabilise supplies to protect summer travel.

Donald Trump told the UK to “get your own oil”, saying Washington won’t step in to reopen disrupted Gulf shipping routes. He urged allies to secure their own energy as curtailed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz pushes up prices and threatens shortages across Europe.

Motoring and business leaders urge the PM to act on soaring pump prices after Gulf tensions disrupted a key route, pushing crude up. Forecourt shortages are reported, diesel hits a record, and industry calls for swift relief, including duty cuts and targeted support.

Kemi Badenoch proposes scrapping VAT on household energy bills, scaling back green levies and expanding North Sea oil and gas to secure supplies, claiming the package would cut typical bills by about £200 a year and ease pressure on consumers.