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Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey is calling for a 10p reduction in fuel duty until Christmas, arguing that higher oil and gas prices have increased government revenue, which could be used to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis. The party also proposes scrapping a planned January fuel duty increase and implementing other measures such as cutting bus fares to £1 and reducing rail fares by 10%. During his party's conference in Brighton, Davey emphasized the need for practical policies over sensationalism, contrasting his approach with that of Green leader Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage.
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Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, called for an immediate reduction of fuel duty by 10p per litre until Christmas as part of a £2bn cost-of-living package. The proposal would see petrol and diesel prices drop by 12p at the pump, aimed to help drivers cope with high fuel costs resulting from the Iran conflict under the Trump administration. Davey claimed that the policy is self-funding due to higher oil and gas taxes and other revenue streams. Additionally, he urged for a permanent increase in fuel duty scheduled for January to be scrapped. This proposal was announced at the party's conference in Brighton, alongside plans to reduce bus fares from £3 to £1 and cut rail fares by 10%.
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The move could be paid for through the money higher oil, gas and energy prices bring into the Treasury coffers and give some relief amid the rise in the cost of getting around caused by “Donald Trump’s idiotic war with Iran”, he said.
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The party also wants the planned 3p fuel duty rise due in January to be scrapped.
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rise → want → January
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said earlier this week that Mr Healey would use the “highest degree of prudence” on the economy, but also look to protect living standards.
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Healey → say → standards
Sir Ed told the Press Association: “The Government’s getting a huge amount of money into the exchequer because of higher oil and gas prices, higher energy profits levy, higher gas tax revenue, higher VAT.
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Government → tell → prices
“And rather than keeping that in when people are struggling with the cost of living, with the cost of fitting up their car with petrol and diesel, we think they should give it back.
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they → keep → it
“And if they did that by cutting fuel duty by 10p, that’d be a 12p reduction at the pumps.
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that → do → pumps
“That would really help people who are struggling with fuel costs.”
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The party also wants to slash bus fares to £1, cut rail fares by 10% and make driving electric cars cheaper by cutting VAT on public charging and reviewing the network costs that push up charging prices.
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that → want → prices
The party is seeking to firm up a platform for the next general election at its four-day conference.
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party → seek → conference
Asked if he thought he had the charisma to take on Green leader Zack Polanski and Mr Farage, Sir Ed told PA: “100%.
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Now I do my politics differently from them.
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I → do → them
“It’s very easy to be exciting if you say things that are a bit crazy.
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“You know, Donald Trump’s very exciting, and he’s damaging America and damaging the world.
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“Nigel Farage is very exciting, but he wants to bring that Trump damage to our country, and we’re going to stop him.”
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He said the best way to do that is with “real, clear policies” that will work.
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He said: “And you know I think I’m known for having a bit of fun too, because I think you need to get a bit of joy back to politics.
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you → say → politics
But it’s a serious thing too.”
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it → ’ → ?
Sir Ed joined campaigners to pick up litter at a beach clean on Brighton seafront on Sunday, and handed out donuts to carers on Brighton Pier afterwards.
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Ed → join → Pier
Meanwhile, his deputy Daisy Cooper set out plans to strike a growth and defence partnership with Europe and seek to entice start-ups to stay in the UK as part of the party’s proposal for the economy on the second day of its conference in Brighton.
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