9/4/2026
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Labourā€™s energy bills crisis is getting worse. Political honesty is essential | Nils Pratley

Filed by Deacon Rift
Labourā€™s energy bills crisis is getting worse. Political honesty is essential | Nils Pratley
Ofgem and ministers should be transparent about why energy bills for households are expected to stay stubbornly highBritons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from OctoberAnother Ofgem energy price cap day, another increase in bills. Miatta Fahnbulleh, the new energy secretary, can blame the usual culprit on Wednesday ā€“ the fossil fuel price ā€œrollercoasterā€, given a shove this time by Donald Trumpā€™s Middle East misadventure. Higher gas prices will indeed be the main qu
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