Energy regulator Ofgem plans to force suppliers to offer their cheapest tariff to customers, in the latest development in the gas and electricity prices saga.
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.