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Switch to clean power or 'bills will keep rising'

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February 08, 2025

ENERGY Secretary Ed Miliband has suggested he fears "bills will keep rising" without a switch to "clean home-grown power".

Switch to clean power or 'bills will keep rising'

On Thursday, a jump in inflation was accredited to higher-than-expected energy prices, as well as rising water bills and bus fares.

It came as the Bank of England cut interest rates to 4.5% but painted a gloomy picture for the UK economy overall.

Former Labour leader Mr Miliband told the BBC the UK is in the "grip" of markets run by "petroIstates" and home-sourced energy - could help reassert control.

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