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Back to profilePM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires
An emergency response to this latest heatwave is necessary, but there is a deeper emergency as well with millions of homes now unfit for summer or winter.
PM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires
An emergency response to this latest heatwave is necessary, but there is a deeper emergency as well with millions of homes now unfit for summer or winter.
BP profits soar to four-year high after boost from Iran war
We ask Ministers to also provide more support by further expanding the Warm Homes Discount and reforming Cold Weather Payments.
Single parents and disabled households among the worst hit by energy arrears, official data shows
This new analysis lays bare who is paying the price for our broken energy system.
BP puts its North Sea business up for sale after 60 years of production
BP’s potential exit from the North Sea lays bare the truth about the drill more, bill more brigade. These companies chase profit, not the national interest and when the resources and returns run dry they head for the door and leave workers and billpayers to pick up the pieces.
Andy Burnham says he told Donald Trump ‘we can’t ignore’ North Sea oil resources
No household struggling with their energy bills will see a penny come off by drilling more from the North Sea.
Shell half-year earnings soar to £12.6bn on Iran war oil price volatility
Shell makes more profit in a single minute than most people in this country earn in a year.
British Gas owner Centrica plans overhaul with 1,300 job cuts over two years
While bosses talk of job losses, Centrica has added a further £497 million to its operating profits, taking the total made by British Gas and its successor company to more than £56 billion in the 40 years since privatisation.
Andy Burnham announces £850m VAT cut on energy bills to ease cost-of-living
Removing VAT from electricity bills is a positive statement of intent by the new administration.
Bringing down household bills must be a priority for Andy Burnham
The new Prime Minister takes office with millions of households paying an unaffordable share of their income on energy.
Andy Burnham vows to give people ‘hope back’ as he becomes Labour leader
The new Prime Minister must show that he won’t be pushed around by profiteers with a vested interest in preserving the status quo.
Breakdown in Middle East peace deal will leave households vulnerable to energy price rises
The only people to benefit from a further breakdown in the Middle East peace deal are the price shock profiteers and energy giants.