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OPINION - Ed Miliband: It's great news the energy price cap is going down, but we have more to do

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband vowed to create thousands of jobs (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Energy bills are too high. Families and businesses have struggled to keep up with costs that have soared in recent years – squeezing household budgets and leaving millions worried about how they will get by.

That is why I know the news that the energy price cap is expected to fall by 7% in July — around £129 per year — will be welcomed by Standard readers, and families up and down the country. It will mean working people can keep more of their money in the coming months.

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