Money saving expert Martin Lewis has branded the energy crisis a "catastrophe", and hit back at former MP Edwina Currie after she took him to task.
Martin took to Twitter this morning to invite both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak - the two candidates to be the next Conservative Prime Minister - on his ITV show. Former MP and Minister for Health Mrs Currie urged Lewis to "stop pretending that governments can do everything".
The Conservative former politician, who was born and grew up in Liverpool, said: "I would like you, Martin, to stop using words like 'catastrophe,' and instead advise people take sensible steps to reduce the effect on their families and businesses.
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"And stop pretending that governments can do everything.
"They can’t."
Martin responded: "It is a catastrophe Edwina! While there are steps people can take to help themselves... energy bills by Jan will cost on avg over half the full state pension & bigger proportion of basic UC.
"No sensible steps cover that!"
Ofgem announced last week that the energy price cap for households across the UK would rise once again in October, leaving many concerned that they will be unable to pay energy bills.
Households have been told to brace themselves for tough times throughout the winter, with the cost-of-living crisis meaning that along with energy bills, petrol and other household items will rise in price.
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