Property News · July 4, 2017

Secretary of state for hot air denies the energy price cap fits him | John Crace


Greg Clark deflects criticism over ditching of Conservative manifesto pledge to prevent millions being ripped off Greg Clark didn’t appear to know why he had been made to come to the Commons to answer an urgent question on energy prices. As far as the business secretary was concerned, everything was absolutely tickety-boo. The energy regulator, Ofgem, had recommended it would be a good idea if 3 million people were no longer ripped off. What more could anyone want? Quite a lot, actually. Alan Whitehead, Labour’s shadow energy minister, thought most people would quite like to know what had happened to the Conservative manifesto that promised an energy price cap across the board for 17 million households. He could distinctly remember the prime minister making this pledge in person on more than one occasion. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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