UK Chancellor tells public to cut back as energy prices rocket

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The typical household energy bill will hit £3,549 a year from 1 October, regulator Ofgem announces.

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says "we should all look at our energy consumption" but that the government knows it has to "do more".

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says the government is "missing in action" during the cost-of-living crisis.

The cap is currently £1,971 for the average household and limits how much providers can charge customers in England, Scotland and Wales.

The price of electricity will rise on average from 28p per kWh to 52p in October-December and gas will go up from 7p to 15p per kWh.

Energy prices have risen sharply, fuelled by the war in Ukraine, and add to a wider cost of living crisis in the UK.