• Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced plans to cap average household energy bills at £2,500 a year from October
  • The support will last for two years, she announces in the Commons, saying "this is the moment to be bold"
  • A typical household's gas and electricity bill had been due to rise from £1,971 to £3,549 in October
  • Businesses are also getting a support package for six months which will provide "equivalent support"
  • After the six-month period, further support will be targeted at "vulnerable industries", Truss says
  • The government is also lifting the ban on fracking - which involves extracting gas and oil from shale rock
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62828637