Brexit: Hike in energy bills partly due to leaving EU, it’s claimed
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and the Vote Leave campaign claimed fuel bills would be lower for everyone following Brexit. Instead, bills have risen exponentially.
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and the Vote Leave campaign claimed fuel bills would be lower for everyone following Brexit. Instead, bills have risen exponentially.
Cheap hacks can lead to relatively big savings in exchange for little effort.
"Evidence right here: that gas prices have risen because of industrial scale gas lighting," actor Omid Djalili has said.
It leaves 176,000 needing a new supplier.
The Resolution Foundation said 6.3 million families would soon be suffering from "fuel stress".
“As the UK faces a Tory-made cost-of-living crisis, it is the duty of the opposition to fight for those being directly affected. However, yet again, the Labour Party are posted missing and continue to let down the UK’s working class."
It came as Britain’s cost-of-living crisis is expected to worsen with energy bills soaring by more than 50 per cent.
Despite not seeming keen to cut VAT as per the Leave campaign promise, he took the opportunity to say this week that leaving the EU means the UK can now set its own VAT rates.
The price cap is set to rise by more than 50 per cent, sending household bills spiralling above £2,000.
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