Grant Shapps to meet with supermarket bosses over 'sky-high' petrol prices

📆 7/15/2023 4:12 PM
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The energy minister vowed to challenge the heads of major supermarkets and petrol firms over fuel prices on Monday. It comes after an investigation found drivers paid an extra 6p per litre for fuel last year.

Grant Shapps is to hold showdown talks with supermarket chiefs over"sky-high" fuel prices.

He has vowed to read"rip-off retailers" the riot act over pump prices at the summit, and tell them"enough is enough". In an editorial in The Sun newspaper on Saturday, Mr Shapps said he would be"slamming the brakes down on the mistreatment of motorists" at the meeting on Monday. "I want to hear how they are going to fix this. I will be telling them to do the right thing and immediately end any attempt to overcharge at the pumps.

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