Britain tops Europe's fuel poverty league table

Chris, KJ and Fee v the "Strivers v Skivers" brigade...

SOURCE INDEPENDENT: Britain tops the fuel poverty league table
Most other European countries actually face higher energy prices than those of the UK (mostly due to taxes). But better-quality home insulation means our European neighbours pay less to heat their homes. One in five UK households are now in fuel poverty. The Government has cut fuel-poverty funding for families by 27% since coming to power. 

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