Charities warned people could lose their energy supply if they stop paying bills, as thousands reportedly sign up to a campaign calling for a boycott of bills.
Don't Pay UK's website claims more than 100,000 people have pledged to cancel their direct debits from October 1 if their demand for energy bills to be reduced to "an affordable level" isn't met. The campaign, which said it'll act if it gets a million pledges, said: "Mass non-payment is not a new idea, it happened in the UK in the late 80s and 90s, when more than 17 million people refused to pay the Poll Tax – helping bring down the government and reversing its harshest measures.
"Even if a fraction of those of us who are paying by direct debit stop our payments, it will be enough to put energy companies in serious trouble, and they know this. We want to bring them to the table and force them to end this crisis."
