Energy price spike: ‘Lights will not go out’, says government

Alarmist, unhelpful and completely misguided - the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has dismissed fears about the impending energy crisis, as he insisted the UK was "highly resilient". (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

But with wholesale gas prices soaring by 250% since January, the government has been holding emergency talks with energy companies, with many smaller firms struggling to stay in business.

And there's already talk of the knock-on effect causing food shortages, claims which the government has also denied.

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