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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dominic McGrath

Energy crisis is ‘Dunkirk moment’ that shows privatisation has failed, peers say

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The escalating energy crisis is a “Dunkirk moment” that requires radical action, two high-profile former ministers have warned.

Ex-Labour MP Frank Field and former pensions minister Ros Altmann condemned the failure of privatisation in a joint statement released on Saturday as they urged the next prime minister to control price rises in order to get a handle on soaring energy bills and rising inflation.

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