The Tories’ failure to tackle rocketing energy-bills risks triggering a wave of winter deaths, experts warned yesterday as Ofgem confirmed a “sickening” 80 per cent hike.
The regulator announced its price cap for a standard tariff customer would leap to £3,549 a year from October 1, meaning energy bills have almost tripled in the past year.
Ofgem said it would equate to the cost of filling a car with fuel rocketing to £500.
