Tories and Reform offer only ‘easy answers and snake oil’ on UK-EU relationship, minister warns – UK politics live

<p>Nick Thomas-Symonds also accused Nigel Farage of ‘dividing communities and stoking anger’</p><p>Responding to <strong>Ofgem</strong> announcing that the energy price cap will rise by 2% (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/27/conservatives-consider-deal-afghanistan-migrants-uk-politics-latest-updates-news?page=with%3Ablock-68aeb4498f08884614ab650d#block-68aeb4498f08884614ab650d">see 8.47am BST</a>), Liberal Democrat leader <strong>Ed Davey</strong> said:</p><p>The last thing struggling families and pensioners need is higher energy bills this winter. The government should cancel this rise and take up our plan to halve energy bills instead.</p><p>Ministers should be cutting bills by making sure energy firms pass on the benefits of cheap renewables, not putting up bills yet again.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/27/conservatives-consider-deal-afghanistan-migrants-uk-politics-latest-updates-news">Continue reading...</a>