Tom Greatrex MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on SSE’s price rise, which comes into force today, said:

“Millions of people will today start paying the price for David Cameron’s failure to stand up to the energy companies. Rising energy bills are one of the main reasons people are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. But instead of helping ordinary bill-payers, David Cameron is more interested in defending the energy giants.

"Labour’s price freeze would save money for 27 million households and 2.4 million businesses and our reforms to the energy market will deliver fairer prices in the future.”