Household energy bills in Britain are predicted to peak at more than £4,400 a year next spring, as ministers draw up “worst-case” plans for a bleak winter that could involve gas shortages and power blackouts.
The prospect of soaring energy bills exacerbating the cost of living crisis highlights the scale of the problems facing Britain’s next prime minister — either foreign secretary Liz Truss or former chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Sunak, who has promised more support for families with their energy bills, on Tuesday repeated his claims that Truss is not prepared to do enough to ease the pain facing poor households.
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