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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jedidajah Otte

‘I’m doing it out of principle’: five views on Don’t Pay UK campaign

Energy bill.
One person says their monthly bill has already shot up from £100 to £167. Photograph: Jeanette Teare/Alamy

More than 100,000 people have pledged to cancel their direct debit payments for gas and electricity from October in protest against rocketing energy prices, but charities are warning that such actions could push people into dangerous levels of debt.

Five people share their views on the Don’t Pay UK campaign, which launched in June, and explain why they will join the protest, or not.

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