No 10 has defended the government’s decision not to launch a public information campaign to help people save on their energy bills – insisting it is up to individuals to decide how best to do this.
Liz Truss’ official spokesperson told reporters: “The prime minister’s view is that the government’s role in this is to ensure that we are providing a level of support so that some of these global factors are not unfairly impacting on the public.
“It is down to individuals to decide what is right for them having had all the information provided to them via things like the help for household site.”
It comes after the National Grid warned Britons last week that they may face power outages of up to three hours in length in the event of energy shortages over the winter months.
In other news, Kwasi Kwarteng has buckled under the pressure to bring forward his medium-term fiscal plan and publish it alongside independent economic forecasts on Halloween.
The Treasury confirmed the move to bring forward the publication of the financial strategy and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast from 23 November to 31 October.
