Energy bills have soared as global wholesale prices have risen rapidly - but some Tory MPs and peers say they have increased more in the UK because of taxes the government has the power to remove.
Twenty Conservative politicians have urged Boris Johnson to scrap energy taxes as bills continue to rocket.
Energy prices in the UK are being forced up faster than any other comparable country due to"taxation and environmental levies", they wrote.Renewable energy has record year - but is it enough?
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