30/04/2026
🔻🔻 With the Iran conflict showing no sign of easing, the Government is quietly ramping up contingency plans for potential food and fuel shortages here in the UK. Officials are monitoring supermarket stocks, CO2 supplies for meat processing and petrol station levels, all because of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Ministers warn prices could stay high for months even after any ceasefire, hitting family budgets already squeezed by the cost of living crunch.
It’s a stark reminder of how far-away conflicts land on British kitchen tables.
How are you feeling about this at home? Are you worried about empty shelves or rising bills? 👇👇