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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Beth Abbit

Opinion: This is a national emergency, so where is our government?

So what now for the parents who skip meals so their children can eat ? The families relying on ‘kettle boxes’ because they can’t afford to turn on their cooker? And the people using candles to light their homes at night?

They will no doubt be utterly horrified by the news that the energy price cap is rising by 80% - sending average household bills rocketing to £3,549.

That prediction will send a shiver down the spine of most. Quite literally by the time we reach winter.

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