为避免民众在加油站出现恐慌情绪，交通大臣基尔·马瑟强调英国的燃油供应体系具有极强的韧性。目前英国柴油价格已创下每升2英镑的历史新高。
政府正努力防止民众产生恐慌，坚称在唐纳德·特朗普威胁切断美国对英柴油供应的情况下，英国依然不会出现柴油短缺的情况。
In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’ UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre Business live –The government has moved to avert panic at the pumps, insisting that the UK is not facing a diesel shortage after Donald Trump threatened to cut off US supplies of the fuel.
基尔·马瑟于周五指出，英国拥有多元化的燃油供应渠道，目前也正在与其他欧洲国家协商，探讨是否可动用紧急柴油储备。
The transport minister Keir Mather said on Friday that the UK has a wide range of sources of the fuel and is in talks with other European countries over the potential release of emergency diesel stockpiles.