Several ministers' aides are among Tories who have signed up to a campaign launched by more than 60 charities to boost support for the 7 million households already living in fuel poverty.
They want "urgent clarification" of what help will be available next year to pay sky-high bills, after Liz Truss's promise of a twoyear freeze was torn up as unaffordable.
And some go further, demanding immediate help for the poorest people facing a terrible choice between "heating or eating" this winter, including a further £325 emergency payment on 1 December.
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