Anger as Truss ignores her climate advisers’ call for energy-saving drive

Rising costs are also forcing local councils to ration energy use, raising fears for the safety of vulnerable people

Liz Truss has ignored the government's own climate advisers in opposing an energy-saving campaign this winter, it has emerged, amid mounting frustration over her resistance to the plan.

The advisory body the Climate Change Committee wrote to the prime minister last month outlining the need for a comprehensive energy advice service" to reduce demand.