Keir Starmer to hold emergency Cobra meeting in HOURS as UK's 'last shipment' of jet fuel approaches
Sir Keir Starmer is set to hold an emergency Cobra meeting in a matter of hours as the UK's last known shipment of jet fuel from the Middle East approaches.
The Prime Minister confirmed to GB News yesterday the meeting will "look at the economic impacts of the war" - which Donald Trump has confirmed could end without the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Sir Keir said the meeting will aim to "make sure that everything we need to have in place, everything is monitored and audited properly".
This is the "single most effective way to bring energy prices down," Sir Keir said.
The emergency meetings come as fuel prices are still sitting at above $100 (£75) amid the continued closure of the pivotal strait.
Britain is expecting its last known vessel containing jet fuel from Saudi Arabie on Thursday, according to Kpler and Vortexa.
No other shipments destined for the UK have managed to make it through the Strait. The UK is currently sourcing at least half its jet fuel from the Middle East.
The PM had told business chiefs in Downing Street on Monday to pitch in with a "joint effort" to tackle the impact of the war, saying the Government "can't do it on its own".
"The Government can’t do it on its own. You can’t do it on your own," he told the room of executives from firms such as Shell, BP, HSBC, Goldman Sachs and shipping giant Maersk.
"We’re going to have to work together on this."
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