for andrew, it is damaging i think, for andrew, it is damaging i think, for the royalfamily, for andrew, it is damaging i think, for the royal family, little for andrew, it is damaging i think, for the royalfamily, little doubt about that. it is difficult and embarrassing for all of those involved. a monumental mess for andrew. there is a real risk it could get worse. the head of the company which owns british gas has warned that soaring energy costs could affect household bills for the next two years. bills are expected to rise to up to £2000 per household from april when a new energy price cap takes effect. the chief executive of centrica, chris 0 shea, says there s no suggestion that prices will come down any time soon. he s been speaking to our business editor, simonjack. millions of households may see any disposable income go up in flames this spring, as average energy bills rise by an estimated 50%. households like sean s, in the forest of dean. and we re not talking 5,10,15
5,10,15 quid here. this is catastrophic, really, for me, as i will have no more money in my personal income to do anything. this wipes out my spare money. we ll have nothing left. this is no short term price shock, according to the uk s biggest energy supplier, who says an international scramble for gas means higher prices are here to stay. i can t say that this will be done in six months or nine months, in a year. i can simply look at what the market says at the moment, and the market suggests the high gas prices will be here for the next 18 months to two years. he says customers are rightly concerned, and something must be done to protect them. when i talk to our customers and i hear how distressed they are at the increase in prices that are coming, then i think it s inconceivable that we don t do something to help those people. and when he says we , he, like other providers, is looking mainly at the government.
between mali and tunisia. the boss of the company which owns british gas has warned that soaring energy costs could affect household bills for the next two years at least. bills are expected to rise to up to £2000 per household from april, when a new energy price cap takes effect. the chief executive of centrica, chris 0 shea, says there s no suggestion that wholesale prices will come down any time soon. our business editor, simonjack, has been speaking to him. millions of households may see any disposable income go up in flames this spring, as average energy bills rise by an estimated 50%. households like sean s, in the forest of dean. and we re not talking 5,10,15 quid here. this is catastrophic, really, for me, as i will have no more money in my personal income to do anything. this wipes out my spare money.