Overview
- The prime minister’s annual Easter message, released Friday from Downing Street, urged the country to choose community over division.
- He said conflicts overseas and pressures at home weigh on families, with faith offering reassurance and grounding.
- The government has frozen fuel duty until September, and bills are forecast to rise after Ofgem’s price cap ends in late June.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves said ministers are preparing for all eventualities and called talk of a pump‑price tax windfall for the Treasury “for the birds.”
- UK officials and allies held talks this week on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route, in response to tensions with Iran.