Energy bills

UK’s smart meter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis

Energy customers are being short-changed by “perverse” government targets to install electronic smart meters in homes across the UK, according to the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis.Lewis, the founder and...

Winter fuel: 780,000 UK pensioners entitled to payment will lose it

About 780,000 pensioners who need the winter fuel payment will lose out on it when Labour begins means-testing...

Sunak ‘should apologise for £22bn black hole’, says Starmer during PMQs – video

Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak should apologise for the '£22bn black hole' in government finances, after Sunak asked...

Ministers facing pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut

The government is facing renewed pressure from unions to change course over its decision to strip the winter...

‘Iron chancellor’ Rachel Reeves faces an early challenge to her authority over winter fuel payments | Andrew Rawnsley

I hope he enjoyed it while it lasted. From being promisingly positive when he moved into Number 10, Sir...

Keir Starmer warns of tough times ahead to fix ‘Tory ruins’

British people will have to endure even worse economic and social ­pressures in the months to come as the Labour government takes “unpopular decisions”...