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Rachel Reeves fires back at petrol station heckler

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 21 May 2026, 8:13pm
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Oliver McVeigh - Pool/Getty Images)
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. (Photo by Oliver McVeigh - Pool/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves fires back at petrol station heckler

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 21 May 2026, 8:13pm

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had to hit back at a heckler while trying to answer questions from the media at a stand-up.

Reeves was announcing that a planned increase in fuel duty would be scrapped to help consumers at a petrol station - while a man yelled pro-Reform comments from his truck.

UK correspondent Enda Brady explained why more politicians in the UK seem to be copping backlash from certain fringe groups. 

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