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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Katrine Bussey

Ministers told electricity prices ‘can and should be cheaper’

The UK Government has been urged to act to cut electricty bills for consumers (Danny Lawson/PA) -

The UK Government has been challenged to act to cut electricity bills for consumers – with the new boss of a key advisory body saying prices “can and should be cheaper”.

Emma Pinchbeck, who took over as chief executive of the Climate Change Committee in November, insisted it is “absolutely essential that the Government looks at how they can make electricity cheaper for consumers and businesses as soon as possible”.

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