The Conservatives have pledged to put an end to the “rip off” of rising energy bills by imposing a cap on certain tariffs.
Energy companies have started to reduce their rates in response to the falling oil and wholesale energy prices, with the average customer saving around £35 per year.
Energy regulator Ofgem says it is “tearing down barriers to competition” with the introduction of new rules to benefit independent suppliers in the energy sector.
MPs have been exposed for claiming £200,000 of taxpayers’ money to cover the cost of heating their second homes at a time when energy prices are rocketing and Downing Street told people to put on more jumpers.
Britain is currently in the throes of an energy crisis. The decision by British Gas and N Power to dramatically hike their prices will only increase the number of families choosing between heating and eating this winter.