Energy price rises overshadow Burnham’s cost-of-living tour

OFGEM’S 13 per cent hike to the gas and electricity price cap puts Andy Burnham’s “cost-of-living” tour in perspective. Chancellor John Healey is reduced to citing Burnham’s previous announcements on bus fares and reduced VAT as evidence government is serious about reducing household costs, while blaming the Iran conflict for rising prices — not inaccurate, but an excuse which begs the question why Britain continues to facilitate Donald Trump’s illegal war by allowing him to use our bases to…