Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, commenting on a ComRes poll showing that 2.5 million British adults will borrow money this Christmas just to heat their homes, said:
 
“Millions of families face a winter of worry because of David Cameron’s failure to stand up to the energy companies. Christmas is an expensive enough time of year, without people having to go into debt just to keep their homes warm.
 
“These shocking figures reveal the full scale of the cost of living crisis and show why Labour’s energy price freeze is needed. Labour’s price freeze would save money for 27 million households and 2.4 million businesses and our plans to reset the market will deliver fairer prices in the future.”