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  • Burnham’s words ‘don’t inspire confidence’ for households facing rising energy bills, campaigners say

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     Prime Minister Andy Burnham reacts as he speaks with young people during a visit to the Oh Yeah centre in Belfast, as he makes his first visit to Northern Ireland since coming to office, August 27, 2026

    FUEL poverty campaigners warned today that Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s words “don’t inspire confidence” for households facing rising energy bills.

    The End Fuel Poverty Coalition (EFPC) hit back after government sources suggested there would be no further support before October’s price cap rise.

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    End Fuel Poverty Coalition co-ordinator Simon Francis told the Morning Star that ministers must go “further and faster in bringing in support for households and reform of energy bills.”

    Mr Francis added: “Bringing down energy prices must be at the centre of the Budget.

    “But forcing households through a sixth winter of sky-high energy bills, caused by the power that volatile gas prices have on our energy system, is not going to help anyone.

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    https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/burnhams-words-dont-inspire-confidence-households-facing-rising-energy-bills-campaigners

  • Bill payers vs billionaires: war windfalls for energy elite as bills set to rise

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     A worker collects engine oil as he works at a degassing station in Zubair oil field near Basra, Iraq

    ENERGY firms raked in an excess of £6 billion in Iran war windfall profits this year, it was revealed today as households brace for yet another bill rise at the end of the month.

    Campaigners said profits generated in Britain by these companies equate to over £200 for every household in the country, while a further increase in gas prices is expected in the next Ofgem price cap announcement on August 26.

    Financial results posted by the world’s top energy firms revealed their British profits are only one part of their global profits, totalling £95bn in 2026.

    Analysis from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition (EFPC) revealed the excess profits linked to global energy market disruptions as a result of the US war on Iran, which has increased cost pressures on households in Britain, as well as other countries.

    Researchers looked at financial results posted by BP, Centrica, Chevron, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Iberdrola, Shell and Total.

    EFPC co-ordinator Simon Francis said windfall profits must be considered alongside previous findings saying a third of households are “on the brink of, or are in energy debt.”

    “These price shock profiteers are doing very well out of the Iran conflict, but they are doing little to solve the underlying problems,” Mr Francis said.

    “As people brace for the next price cap announcement on August 26 and a third of households are on the brink of or in energy debt, the energy industry watches the profits climb.”

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    https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bill-payers-vs-billionaires-war-windfalls-energy-elite-bills-set-rise

  • Morning Star Exclusive: Lords see their share holdings in fossil fuel firms grow as energy price cap rises and bills soar

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     A view of the Chamber of the House of Lords ahead of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, May 13, 2026

    PEERS have seen their shares in oil and gas firms soar by tens of thousands since the start of the US war on Iran as the energy price cap jumped today, the Morning Star can reveal.

    At least seven lords and one baroness have seen their stock holdings in companies such as Equinor, Chevron and Shell, increase since the war-driven energy shock.

    New research from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition (EFPC) shared exclusively with the Star revealed the estimated gains made by peers as households “dread” the next energy bill.

    EFPC co-ordinator Simon Francis slammed the lords who “may be leaping at the prospect of increased dividends and share prices” on the backs of “suffering households.”

    Among the lords who saw the highest rise in their holdings was former Treasury and Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew of Oulton.

    A Tory peer and board member on GB News’ holding company, Lord Agnew saw his shares in Britain’s largest gas supplier Equinor grow by around £28,000 since the February 28 US-Israeli strikes on Iran which kicked off the war.

    Former Tory Treasury minister Lord Sassoon saw shares in Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Occidental Petroleum and Shell grow by a combined value of just under £28,000.

    EFPC highlighted other sitting peers holding shares in Shell, including former Hong Kong governor Lord Patten, former Tory home secretary and chancellor Lord Clarke and crossbencher Lord Rees.

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    Orcas discuss Donald Trump and the killer apes' concept of democracy. Front Orca warns that Trump is crashing his country's economy and that everything he does he does for the fantastically wealthy.
    Orcas discuss Donald Trump and the killer apes’ concept of democracy. Front Orca warns that Trump is crashing his country’s economy and that everything he does he does for the fantastically wealthy.
    Greenpeace activists display a billboard during a protest outside Shell headquarters on July 27, 2023 in London.
    Greenpeace activists display a billboard during a protest outside Shell headquarters on July 27, 2023 in London. (Photo: Handout/Chris J. Ratcliffe for Greenpeace via Getty Images)
    Experienced climbers scale a rock face near the historic Dumbarton castle in Glasgow, releasing a banner that reads “Climate on a Cliff Edge.” One activist, dressed as a globe, symbolically looms near the edge, while another plays the bagpipes on the shores below. | Photo courtesy of Extinction Rebellion and Mark Richards
    Experienced climbers scale a rock face near the historic Dumbarton castle in Glasgow, releasing a banner that reads “Climate on a Cliff Edge.” One activist, dressed as a globe, symbolically looms near the edge, while another plays the bagpipes on the shores below. | Photo courtesy of Extinction Rebellion and Mark Richards

  • Campaigners urge government to prioritise ending fuel poverty in home upgrade plan

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     An elderly lady holding a cup of tea at home in Liverpool with her electric fire on

    THE Warm Homes Plan should be judged on how much it cuts fuel poverty rather than focusing on technical targets, campaigners urged the government yesterday.

    The £13.2 billion scheme aims to improve energy efficiency in five million homes by 2030.

    End Fuel Poverty Coalition has written to energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh, outlining key recommendations to ensure it delivers for those most in need.

    Campaigners suggest that the scheme’s success should not be judged by how many insulation measures are installed, or homes moved to EPC band C, but by how far it goes in ending fuel poverty. 

    About five million households in Britain are trapped deep fuel poverty, according to a University of York study.

    Simon Francis, co-ordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition (EFPC), said: “Cold homes cause suffering, cost lives and drive up costs for the NHS. 

    “The Warm Homes Plan can be the solution — but only if it’s designed around the real needs of people, not just technical targets.”

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    Keir Starmer says that the Labour Party under his leadership all feel a small part of Scunthorpe.
    Keir Starmer says that the Labour Party under his leadership all feel a small part of Scunthorpe.