The Government will have “blood on its hands” unless it acts urgently to tackle a surge in energy prices, as watchdogs warned average bills will leap to £2,800 this winter.
The head of energy regulator Ofgem today wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to alert him that, as it stands, its price cap for 23 million households will surge by another £829 in October.
Jonathan Brearley told MPs any such hike could see the number of households in “fuel poverty” nearly double from 6.5 million to 12 million.
