"With the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for oil and gas, being blockaded as Iran fights back against US-Israeli strikes, the former senior government advisor warned that Sir Keir Starmer's team needs to work now on a strategy for fuel shortages. He said there would be a real shortage, a physical shortage, of supply in a few weeks' time."
"I think the government here, and other governments, must now be preparing for a significant shortfall of supply over the next two months. How long that goes on, we don't know. But the preparation needs to start now to manage potential fuel rationing and supply disruptions."
A former Downing Street advisor and BP strategy head warns that UK fuel supplies could face significant shortages over the next two months due to escalating Middle East tensions. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for oil and gas, is being blockaded as Iran responds to US-Israeli strikes. Nick Butler advises the government to prepare immediately for potential fuel rationing and supply disruptions. He references the 2000 fuel crisis under Tony Blair's government when fuel depot blockades by protesters caused widespread panic and shortages. The current situation requires urgent government planning to manage potential supply deficits.
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