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BBC Politics 14/08/2022 08:54:26 Starmer to call for energy price cap freeze The Labour leader will set out his plan on Monday - with no detail yet on how the freeze would be funded. Energy bills could go up before October price rise Lib Dems call to scrap energy price cap rise Related content Energy bills could go up before October price rise Lib Dems call to scrap energy price cap rise Cabinet minister switches from Sunak to Truss Robert Buckland tells a national newspaper Liz Truss is "the right person to take the country forward. Plaid leader tells MP who assaulted wife to quit Adam Price says Jonathan Edwards' actions send "the wrong message to domestic abuse survivors". Current energy bills support not enough - Johnson The outgoing PM says he is making sure money is in place for his successor to offer more help. Labour has led on energy bills help, Starmer says Some Labour MPs criticised leader Keir Starmer for being on holiday as the energy crisis deepened. Why easing living costs further will have to wait Boris Johnson says more help will be needed, but his government has said big decisions will be up to the new PM. Energy profits are not evil, says Liz Truss The Tory leader hopeful says profit is not "dirty" and windfall taxes were about "bashing business". Cabinet minister switches from Sunak to Truss Robert Buckland tells a national newspaper Liz Truss is "the right person to take the country forward. Plaid leader tells MP who assaulted wife to quit Adam Price says Jonathan Edwards' actions send "the wrong message to domestic abuse survivors". Current energy bills support not enough - Johnson The outgoing PM says he is making sure money is in place for his successor to offer more help. Labour has led on energy bills help, Starmer says Why easing living costs further will have to wait Energy profits are not evil, says Liz Truss UK economy shrinks as outlook on recession darkens 1 Meet the overseas Tories picking the next PM 2 Tories told not to criticise MP probe into Johnson 2 MP Lammy inadvertently breached code of conduct 2 Tugendhat raised £120,000 for Tory leadership bid 2 Video 1 minute 7 secondsLabour to make cost of living statement 'very, very soon' Video 1 minute 56 secondsCleverly: Truss looking at ‘targeted help’ over energy bills Video 1 minute 2 secondsCost of living a national crisis - Martin Lewis Video 41 secondsLiz Truss quizzed on 'no handouts' policy Video 1 minute 5 secondsSunak quizzed over view that he is 'too rich' to be PM Features & Analysis Sunak insists he's the guy to put things right When will we know who the new PM is? What are the policies of final two hoping to be PM? Latest Updates Starmer to call for energy price cap freeze Party leader tells MP who assaulted wife to quit By Felicity Evans Ministers opt out of Green Man decisions after row Cabinet minister switches from Sunak to Truss Assaulted wife appalled by MP's return to Plaid By Felicity Evans & David Deans Strike-threatened councils make new staff pay offer Wales welcomes home its Commonwealth squad By Shazia Ali PM agrees to UK-wide cost of living talks 'Lessons to be learned' over Belfast Eurovision bid Current energy bills support not enough - Johnson Labour has led on cost of living crisis - Starmer Video content Why easing living costs further will have to wait By Nick Eardley Labour has led on energy bills help, Starmer says DUP mayor defends denying Antrim camogie reception Two County Down unionist councillors join DUP Energy profits are not evil, says Liz Truss By Paul Seddon Village businesses face closure as bills soar Is indyref2 showdown Nicola Sturgeon's last stand? By Philip Sim Politics.co.uk 22/05/2020 09:48:47 AM Get our Staying in email Poems to get us through I thought about drilling a hole in my head I thought about drilling a hole in my head 'Film is just one way to tell a story' Duncan Jones on his comic book sequel to Moon Duncan Jones on his comic book sequel to Moon Badly Drawn Boy webchat Your questions answered on Springsteen, About a Boy and writing in his sleep Your questions answered on Springsteen, About a Boy and writing in his sleep Social Distance A graphic short story for the coronavirus age by Mark Haddon A graphic short story for the coronavirus age by Mark Haddon The Painter and the Thief Behind the year's most moving documentary Behind the year's most moving documentary Gillian Anderson on A Streetcar Named Desire 'I was hanging on to reality by a thread' 'I was hanging on to reality by a thread' This is Big Brother: why reality TV has never felt more relevant than under lockdown This is Big Brother: why reality TV has never felt more relevant than under lockdown

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