Billions of pounds worth of promised energy help will be ditched in a major Budget U-turn, which leaves Liz Truss's plans - and premiership - in tatters.
New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, has junked the flagship Energy Price Guarantee beyond next April in a surprise announcement - in an attempt to stabilise the markets.
The Mirror reports that instead of average energy bills becoming capped at £2,500 per year for two years with all households eligible, the assistance will now only be universal for a mere six month period.