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The Lib Dems have pledged to scrap planned cuts, but their chances of gaining influence look as sturdy as a chocolate teapot.
In spring 2012, motorists were paying more than 137p for unleaded, and this put enormous pressure on George Osborne to scrap planned fuel duty rises.
The Democrats, who won a landmark election over the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in late August, have also promised to scrap planned airports and highways.
The spiralling cost of crude is increasing the pressure on petrol and diesel prices and led today to renewed calls for the government to scrap planned rises in fuel duty.
McDonnell will say the Treasury should scrap planned reductions to universal credit and other benefits to protect low and middle-income families from rising inflation and slowing wage growth.
This he did in spectacular fashion at last November's autumn statement when higher GDP growth forecasts for the next five years allowed him to scrap planned cuts in tax credits.
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Other firms have scrapped planned nickel and zinc mines.
Scrapped plans when angry shareholders thought the duo were trying to take advantage of fizzled stock price.
That all changed in May when the government scrapped planning permission for converting them into flats for the next three years.
And we both want to scrap plans for ID cards.
But at least Freddy Krueger can scrap plans for that insomnia app.
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