BBC News5 hours agoMinisters to meet energy giants over cost of livingbbc.co.uk - By Adam Durbin & Paul SeddonMinisters will hold talks with energy giants on Thursday to discuss measures to ease the cost of living. Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will meet bosses to discuss rising prices and the sector's profits, The Sun reported. Concerns over what will happen this winter come …
BBC News11 hours agoBoris Johnson defends leaving fuel crisis response to successorbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe PM has defended leaving decisions on the cost-of-living crisis to his successor who takes over in September. Boris Johnson said he was "absolutely certain" his successor would do more to help people with rising fuel bills. But Labour accused him of leaving a "political vacuum" and called on the …
BBC News17 hours agoEnergy bills forecast to hit over £4,200 a yearbbc.co.uk - By Karen HogganEnergy bills for a typical household could hit £4,266 next year, consultancy Cornwall Insight has warned. The higher estimate means the average household would be paying £355 a month, instead of £164 a month currently. Cornwall cited regulator Ofgem's decision to change the price cap every three …
BBC News1 day agoTory leadership: Rishi Sunak vows more support for energy costsbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsConservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak has vowed to provide more money to help people with their energy bills, if he becomes prime minister. The exact amount of further support is yet to be determined and will depend on increases to the energy price cap. The energy regulator Ofgem is due to …
BBC News1 day agoBoris Johnson rules out immediate cost-of-living measuresbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsBoris Johnson has no plans to introduce big tax and spending measures before he leaves office to ease the cost-of-living crisis, Downing Street has said. Business group leader Tony Danker has urged ministers to "grip the emerging crisis", arguing it "made no sense to wait" for the next PM to …
BBC News1 day agoLiberal Democrats call for scrapping of energy price cap risebbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe Lib Dems have called for October's expected energy price cap rise to be scrapped, with the cost covered by a windfall tax on energy company profits. Experts expect the energy price cap - the maximum amount suppliers can charge their customers in England, Scotland and Wales - to hit £3,615. The …
