A mum who hasn't turned her heating on all winter has blasted Therese Coffey's claim that struggling people "work more hours" as ludicrous".
Vicki Alderman, 57, a self-employed artist, says she hasn't turned her radiators on at all this year because she can't afford the higher bills.
She says she works about 60 hours a week as she says the Environment Secretary is "out of touch".
