Energy Minister John Hayes has today cast doubt on the Prime Minister's assertion that the Government will force suppliers to give their customers the best possible tariff.
British Gas has become the second of the big six energy firms to heap misery on millions of households by imposing a price hike in time for the bitter winter.
Tens of thousands of struggling households who owe money to their energy supplier will be freed up to switch to cheaper deals, energy regulator Ofgem has announced.
Many leading banks, insurers and energy companies are making existing customers pay to phone them while offering free numbers to new customers, consumer group Which? has found.
21 June 2012
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