The UK Government Can’t Stop The Energy Crisis Alone | Ed Balls
March 20, 2026
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as posted by the channel“If the war carries on, I don’t think the British government can stop what will be a big hit to living standards.”
To avoid a “squeeze on living standards” the UK government should focus on getting “an international group together” to open the Strait of Hormuz , rather than “leave it to the Americans or the Israelis”, says former Labour minister Ed Balls.
Ed Balls was speaking to Ed Vaizey on Times Radio. Listen live everyday from 10am-1pm.
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