energy bills
Millions prepare for energy bills to rise by £900 in April as government help ends
The £3,000 price cap is £500 higher than the limit promised by former PM Liz Truss.
Outrage after Shell profits double while millions struggle with cost of living crisis
The company has reported operating profits of $9.5bn dollars (£8.19bn) which is more than double during the same period in 2021.
Wera Hobhouse MP: Liz Truss’s intervention does not go far enough
The cap Liz Truss would implement, at £2,500, still means your energy bills have doubled since this time last year
The Tories’ energy package is a bailout for private sector profits
'It is far better to end poverty and bring the energy sector into public ownership. We can’t afford privatisation.'
Boris Johnson says people should buy a new kettle to save £10 a year on their electricity bill
'If you have an old kettle that takes ages to boil, it may cost you £20 to replace it but if you get a new one you’ll save £10 a year every year on your electricity bill’.
45 million Brits to end up in fuel poverty in January, new study warns
Among the hardest hit groups will be pensioners, with 86.4% of pensioner couples expected to fall into fuel poverty, along with 90.4% of lone parents with two or more children.