The energy price cap will make a “real difference” to the 12 million people stuck on the most expensive tariffs, a consumer group has said. Regulator Ofgem is set to be handed new statutory powers – dubbed a “nuclear deterrent” – to end inflated prices. The Domestic Gas and Electricity…
Read MoreEnergy 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 MoreTHERESA MAY has agreed to pour an additional £384million per week into the NHS after Brexit – exceeding the amount mooted by the official Leave campaign and effectively locking the UK into leaving the EU. The boost for the health service, which the Prime Minister will set out in a…
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