Nicola Sturgeon has called for the energy price cap to be frozen after it was announced household bills will rise by 80 per cent later this year.
The First Minister took to social media following Ofgem's decision to increase the cap from £1,971-a-year to £3,549 on October 1 to say the rise "must be cancelled".
Ofgem's chief executive Jonathan Brearley warned of the hardship energy prices will cause this winter and urged the incoming prime minister and Cabinet "to provide an additional and urgent response to continued surging energy prices".
