President Donald Trump has spoken after a shooting at the correspondents’ dinner.
He said the suspect was taken down by members of the Secret Service. The president added an officer who was shot survived because he was wearing a bulletproof vest. He said the officer had been shot at close range with a powerful gun but the vest did its job. Mr Trump also said the suspect had charged a security checkpoint while armed with multiple weapons.
The government says it is stepping up plans to deal with possible food and fuel shortages linked to the Iran war.
The prime minister will chair another meeting of a Cabinet committee on Tuesday, while ministers are meeting twice a week to monitor stock levels and any disruption to supply chains. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has driven up oil prices, and officials have considered a worst case scenario of shortages by the summer if the conflict continues.
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