Viewers of the ITV breakfast show were not happy.
Keir Starmer is set to meet with fuel bosses today (Image: Getty)
Fans of Good Morning Britain were left fuming on Monday morning as the ITV show delivered an update on fuel shortage concerns. News correspondent Jonathan Swain shared that bosses from Britain’s largest energy suppliers will meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street today to discuss the issue.
Jonathan shared that executives from Shell and BP, as well as shipping industry leaders, will discuss the impact of Iran’s ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for oil. He shared that the Chancellor’s advice was to “keep calm and carry on” as the Easter holidays begin, as they insisted that “there are no issues with fuel supply in this country.” He added: “The Prime Minister, though, today is meeting with energy companies, shipping companies and bosses of the financial sector to talk about the impact that this conflict is having on the UK.” He said that this means “short term, drivers are being told not to panic… long term though, there are questions about where Britain gets its energy from.”
As the reporter delivered the news, fans at home were left fuming as they demanded that the leading politician should “sort it out or step aside.”
Taking to social media to comment on the programme, one viewer wrote on X/Twitter: “Great. While families are already struggling with bills, Shell & BP execs are having tea with the PM over a crisis THEY helped create with decades of foreign policy failures. Sort it out or step aside.”
Another fumed: “All the Labour Party needs to do is cut the tax they charge on fuel like other countries have done. They could easily cut 50p per litre. They need to stop pretending that they can’t do anything.”
As one more added: “There is no global fuel shortage – just a lack of foresight by a Labour government.”
Today’s meeting is expected to see energy chiefs from Shell, BP, Centrica and Equinor in attendance, along with senior figures from shipping giants Maersk and CMA, and financial and insurance bosses from HSBC, Goldman Sachs and Lloyd’s of London.
It follows spiralling costs triggered by Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route for around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas.
The blockade could also impact food supplies due to the impact on shipments of fertiliser from Gulf countries.
Britain is working with allies on plans to reopen the strait, which runs between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.