SCOTTISH households could face annual energy bills of £5000 from next year amid Tory U-turns and Labour abstentions, the SNP have said.
It comes after MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis warned that typical energy bills could rise by as much as 73% after the Tory government scrapped its plans to offer long-term help.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, brought in by Liz Truss to help prop up her failing government, reversed many of her key policies in an attempt to calm the markets.