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The European Union is calling on the United Kingdom to raise its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Brussels has imposed duties on Chinese EVs to counter what it views as unfair subsidies, and it wants London to align with that approach. The appeal puts pressure on the UK government, which has so far kept its own trade policy on Chinese car imports separate from the EU's, raising questions about post-Brexit divergence in trade policy.
- 2UK diesel reserves said to last just 42 days amid Hormuz crisis●Amidst the current Strait of Hormuz crisis, the United Kingdom possesses an emergency diesel reserve sufficient for only
With tensions around the Strait of Hormuz raising fears over oil supply routes, attention has turned to the United Kingdom's emergency diesel stockpile, reported at roughly 42 days of cover. Commenters are warning of potential fuel shortages this winter and criticising the government's readiness, with some framing the risk as a consequence of US and Israeli actions against Iran.