Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel risks row with retailers

<p>Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or till</p><p>The chancellor, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/john-healey">John Healey</a>, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.</p><p>While he said there had been “no significant evidence of so-called price gouging” during the crisis, he used a weekend column to tell the big retailers that ministers were “watching closely” for any signs of profiteering.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/john-healey-profiteering-warning-retailers-backlash">Continue reading...</a>