UK should brace for fuel rationing over Iran war crisis, former BP chief Nick Butler warns Keir Starmer
- Posted on March 16, 2026
- By The Independent
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UK should brace for fuel rationing over Iran war crisis, former BP chief Nick Butler warns Keir Starmer

Nick Butler, who was a former adviser to Gordon Brown when he was prime minister, said ministers should be preparing now for a ‘significant shortfall of supply over the next two months’