Environment secretary George Eustice joins call against fuel panic-buying; petrol prices rise – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the UK government says people should buy petrol normally after days of panic buying.
- RAC: Petrol prices rose over weekend…and more motorists ran out
- Public should buy petrol as normal, says environment secretary
- Eustice: Some with a ‘tendency to be anxious’ will have filled up
- ‘No plans at the moment’ to use army to drive fuel tankers
- London mayor: reserve some petrol stations for key workers
Earlier:
- Union: EU workers won’t help UK out of mess
- Industry hopes petrol situation will improve by end of the week
- Competition law suspended to help fuel firms work together
- Boris Johnson to consider using army to supply petrol stations
4.14pm BST
Calls are growing for the government to prioritise fuel for key workers, after panic-buying left some essential workers struggling to obtain fuel:
NEW: Nursing union @theRCN the latest to call for key workers to be prioritised for fuel.
“We already know some nursing staff are warning their employers they may not be able to attend tomorrow…health and care workers need to be a priority or patient care will be compromised.”
NEW: @unisontheunion, which represents 1.3 million public sector workers, is calling on the government to use emergency powers to designate fuel stations “for the sole use of key workers” as many run dry of petrol.
3.50pm BST
