Tories and Reform offer only ‘easy answers and snake oil’ on UK-EU relationship, minister warns – UK politics live
by Amy Sedghi (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) from on (#6ZKCT)
Nick Thomas-Symonds also accused Nigel Farage of dividing communities and stoking anger'
Responding to Ofgem announcing that the energy price cap will rise by 2% (see 8.47am BST), Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
The last thing struggling families and pensioners need is higher energy bills this winter. The government should cancel this rise and take up our plan to halve energy bills instead.
Ministers should be cutting bills by making sure energy firms pass on the benefits of cheap renewables, not putting up bills yet again.
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