Money saving expert Martin Lewis has clashed with former MP Edwina Currie after branding the current energy crisis a "catastrophe". Lewis took to Twitter on the morning of Thursday, September 1, to invite both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak - the two candidates to be the next Conservative Prime Minister - on his ITV show, as reported by Manchester Evening News.
However, former MP and Minister for Health, Edwina Currie, told him to "stop pretending that governments can do everything". Ms Currie 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. And stop pretending that governments can do everything. They can’t."
But Mr Lewis responded, writing: "It is a catastrophe Edwina! While there are steps people can take to help themselves (I explain them in today's email http://mse.me/latesttip ) Energy bills by Jan will cost on avg over half the full state pension & bigger proportion of basic UC. No sensible steps cover that!"
