British Gas

Ed Miliband has shocked the energy industry by saying he wants to force them to freeze their customers’ fuel bills for nearly two years. A bold move – but is it even legal? FactCheck investigates.

And of course, it isn’t all doom and gloom for Centrica when wholesale prices go up, because the giant doesn’t just buy gas and electricity at source. It produces it and sells it wholesale too.

“We think the suggestion that today’s figures are just a return to the norm after a particularly lean spell last year is dubious.”