Rachel Reeves was confronted by a heckler while addressing the media in Leeds on Wednesday, shortly after announcing plans to scrap a proposed increase in fuel duty. The Chancellor was giving a broadcast interview at a petrol station when a man in a truck, adorned with two St George’s flags, repeatedly interrupted her.The individual, who appeared to be a Reform UK supporter, shouted, "Nigel Farage, go on Nigel," before adding, "You’re ruining the country. Get Keir Starmer out." Ms Reeves hit back at the man as she attempted to answer questions from journalists.As the man left the station, he said out of the window: “I’ve got British flags on.“Am I going to get arrested? We’ve got English flags on here, Rachel, am I going to get arrested? Look at Rachel Reeves there, with a smile on her face.”Ms Reeves then told him: “I love our country. I love our country, and one of the things about our country is good manners. Not very British.”Rachel Reeves was interrupted by a man driving a truck with two St George’s flags on the roof while she gave a broadcast interview at a petrol station in Leeds on Wednesday (PA)Responding on social media to a clip of the exchange, Reform leader Mr Farage wrote: “I’d like to buy this man a pint. Does anyone know how I can find him?”It comes amid ongoing uncertainty over the future of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership and unrest within Labour following the party’s heavy losses at the local and devolved elections earlier this month.The Prime Minister has sought to carry on with business as usual, announcing on Wednesday the 5p per litre fuel duty cut introduced by the Conservative government in March 2022 would be extended for the rest of the year.That means the rate will remain nearly 53p per litre.Rates were previously planned to increase by 1p per litre on 1 September, with a pair of 2p per litre rises on 1 December this year and 1 March next year.The 5p per litre fuel duty cut introduced by the Conservative government in March 2022 would be extended for the rest of the year (Reuters)Iran’s restrictions on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz means the average price of a litre of petrol and diesel at UK forecourts is 26p and 44p respectively more expensive than before the conflict started on 28 February.Ms Reeves said: “Given what’s happening in the Middle East, it is important that we now provide certainty.“This war is not a war that we started, it’s not a war that we joined, but it is having an impact on people here in the UK, and despite the decline in inflation that we’ve seen in the numbers that have just come out, I obviously recognise the challenges that families and businesses are facing, and so we’re keeping that freeze in place until the end of this year.”
Rachel Reeves heckled by Reform supporter as she scraps fuel duty rise
The man had repeatedly shouted at the Chancellor while she was being interviewed








