Glasgow Labour’s deputy leader Soryia Siddique has urged Ofgem bosses to push the UK Government to freeze energy prices as the “horrifying” price cap rise will mean “vulnerable” people struggle to heat their homes.
Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley has announced an 80.06% rise in the energy price cap on default tariffs, lifting the average household’s yearly bill from £1,971 to £3,549 from October.
Ahead of the announcement, Cllr Siddique wrote to Mr Brearley to highlight the “potentially serious consequences” of price rises on the health of her constituents.
