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Podcast: The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show
Episode: Trump’s dismisses Oil Price Shock as a “Small Price to Pay” for taking out Iranian regime threat — is war in Iran worth it?
Description: As Donald Trump dismisses soaring energy costs as a “very small price to pay”, the West is bracing for surging oil prices — and UK households are in the firing line, with higher prices for electricity, heating, petrol, airfare, and more.With disruption in the Strait of Hormuz (a critical route for roughly a fifth of the world’s oil), some analysts warn crude could surge towards $150 a barrel, with extreme scenarios even higher if disruption is prolonged.Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by Conservative MP and former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat, who argues all Keir Sta...