Tom Greatrex MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, commenting on the power cuts affecting parts of Britain, said:

“It is now four days since the storm hit and thousands of households are still without power. The Government and the energy companies should be working round the clock to get everyone reconnected, especially with warnings of more bad weather on the way. David Cameron has serious questions to answer about why it is taking the energy companies and the Government so long to get the power supply restored.

"People need to know what is going on. The energy companies must ensure they are providing proper information and support to all households without power - and not leaving people’s calls on hold for hours on end. If the power supply is not urgently restored David Cameron should seriously consider convening COBRA to ensure everything possible is being done to solve this problem.”