wholesale oil and gas producers, and doing that would allow them to fund measures to ease the impact of rising energy bills, which are set to go up significantly later this year when the energy price cap is predicted to rise. that and other measures, they say, are available to the government and should be what the government and should be what the government and should be what the government is thinking about now. it is not a new measure, previous labour and conservative governments had done a similar thing and the liberal democrats called for it last week, but being in opposition, labour has the luxury of putting forward this menu of options and attempt to make the government look indecisive. the shadow chancellor was outlining more about why the party feels this would be a good move now this morning. because of this hue now this morning. because of this huge spike _ now this morning. because of this huge spike in _ now this morning. because of this huge spike in prices, _ now this morning. because of this huge spike in prices, everybody i now this morning. because of this i huge spike in prices, everybody you talk to— huge spike in prices, everybody you talk to in— huge spike in prices, everybody you talk to in the energy market says this is— talk to in the energy market says this is a — talk to in the energy market says this is a one in a generation type spike, _ this is a one in a generation type spike, but — this is a one in a generation type spike, but also recognising there are big _ spike, but also recognising there are big problems in our energy market — are big problems in our energy market. we are too reliant on the