Jeremy Hunt under pressure to cancel planned cut to energy bills support

TUC analysis shows typical household monthly bill likely to reach almost 250 from April

Jeremy Hunt is under increasing pressure to cancel a planned cut to energy bill support as research showed that paying for heat and power will eat up" nearly 10% of workers' wages after the move in April.

The chancellor has so far resisted calls to ditch the change to the energy price guarantee, which will push up the cap on the typical annual household bill from 2,500 to 3,000.