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- The UK petrol price rose to 144.16p per litre and diesel to 166.88p per litre on March 23, driven by the Middle East conflict.
- The rise followed US strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks, with oil prices exceeding $100 per barrel.
- AA president Edmund King urged motorists to limit non-essential travel as Labour's Rachel Reeves vowed to combat price gouging and review a planned fuel duty increase despite Conservative opposition.
