Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to continue the freeze on fuel duty is great news for families
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Fuel victory
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak is off to a flying start on the day of the most vital and urgent Budget in years.
His decision to continue the freeze on fuel duty — a huge campaign victory for The Sun — is fantastic news:
For families, who faced a £43-a-year hike at the pumps. For van drivers and truckers whose bill would have been in the hundreds. And for consumers who would have ended up shouldering some of the cost.
Londoners less reliant on cars underestimate the dire effects of a penny or two a litre on those who drive daily.
Outside the capital, including in those new Tory seats of the former Labour “Red Wall”, the freeze which our Keep It Down campaign has secured for ten years has been a money-saving godsend.
That aside, Mr Sunak’s Budget is likely to be very different to the one he expected to deliver when parachuted into the Treasury hotseat a month ago.
His priority must now be mitigating coronavirus, preventing firms going bust and the self-employed suffering hardship while off sick. Payment holidays, a VAT cut, whatever it takes.
It is great, though, that he still intends to spend billions on infrastructure and fixing pot-holes — quite literally “levelling up”. That’s another nationwide problem underplayed in Westminster.
One thing we’re sure of: This Budget is unlikely to be dull.
A vile crime
BURGLARY is a despicable crime which leaves victims violated but which cops have all but given up on.
Former England ace John Terry got luckier than most. In his case police pulled out the stops, traced the criminals via DNA and saw them jailed.
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Lesser mortals are lucky if a cop even turns up. Burglaries are too time- consuming and clues hard to come by. The clear-up rate is dismal.
But, as we revealed, John and wife Toni were as traumatised as anyone else. Their house was ransacked, their valuables stolen, their bedroom soiled. No wonder they chose to sell up.
Police complain they don’t have the numbers. But they still have enough to patrol social media for mean remarks.
Home Secretary Priti Patel can prove her zeal to cut crime — by ensuring cops treat burglary as the wicked offence it is.
DAN WOOTTON
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ALLY ROSS
If Noughts + Crosses had been screened 30 years ago, it would’ve been sensational
Leo McKinstry
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JANE MOORE
It must grate on grafter Prince William that Harry and Meghan stole the show
DAVID DAVIS
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THE SUN SAYS
We back the MPs imploring Rishi Sunak to spend billions building council homes
Pack of liars
WE hope those spreading fake news about Boris Johnson and coronavirus on Twitter reflect on what they have become.
Cynically editing a TV clip to falsely show the PM appearing nonchalant about the disease is wilfully dishonest and hugely damaging with lives at stake.
These very same Tory-haters rail against alleged Brexit misinformation.
When it suits them, no lie is too great.
Source: The Sun UK
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