On The World at One this lunchtime, Alistair Darling strongly hinted that the government is preparing yet another u-turn; this time over the planned 2p rise in fuel duty.
“I will return to the issue nearer the time – I will take into account what is happening in the oil market and see what is best to help out families and businesses.
“I fully intend to come back to that before October.” I’m beginning to lose count of the number of climb downs that the Brown has been forced into since becoming Prime Minister. But I’d wager that it is a record number for a PM in his first year in office, a time when his political position is meant to be strongest.
(Transcript courtesy of the invaluable Politics Home)
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