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Diesel hit £2 a litre as Trump threatened to cut US exports. Brussels met without Britain, but the G7, Britain included, then agreed to release 100 million barrels. Ministers say supply is resilient. It is, but Britain has no state reserve to draw on.
Andy Burnham says rejoining is an option and No 10 is quietly polling a manifesto pledge. Ignoring the OBR's Brexit numbers costs growth; reopening membership risks reviving Reform UK and stalling a reset Brussels wants finished first. On Burnham's position, I say partly right.
After what he called the UK's hottest summer on record, the Prime Minister says Britain must fully commit to net zero by 2050, and puts £30m into community energy. The test is two decisions still to come.
The Conservatives want a promise now, six weeks before the 28 October Budget. The government won't give one. Both positions carry a cost the other side isn't mentioning.