Is an energy price cap freeze the answer to fuel poverty?
What should be done about forecasts that many UK households could be facing fuel poverty?
Many in the UK are struggling with rising prices and with the energy price cap to be announced on Friday there are concerns over people鈥檚 ability to pay for basic utilities.
The Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and the energy industry itself have come up with plans to help households as winter approaches.
Is it time for either government or industry to take more action? Perhaps the energy price cap should be frozen?
Today鈥檚 Amol Rajan spoke to Iain Conn, former chief executive of Centrica and also to the former Chancellor and Conservative Party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak.
(Image, kitchen hob gas burner, Credit, PA/ John Stillwell)
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