Energy watchdog Ofgem is set to be handed new statutory powers – dubbed a “nuclear deterrent” – to end inflated prices. The new legislation to free people from “rip off” energy tariffs should be operating next winter, a move which would protect 11 million customers. The law will allow energy…
Read MoreThe government has reached a compromise with Labour over the legislation underpinning the new energy price cap, quashing fears the flagship policy would be delayed. A House of Lords amendment would have introduced a permanent relative price cap – a limit on the gap between energy firms’ most expensive and…
Read MoreI don’t often write about national issues in this column. But these aren’t normal times and, with the EU ‘Chequers agreement’ and Cabinet Ministers resigning, this week is an exception! There will be a huge amount of hot air about what we should or shouldn’t be asking for in the…
Read MoreJohn discusses Cabinet resignations with Sky News and his thoughts on the Chequers statement. *Note – there is a protester in the background.
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