Pubs are being driven towards extinction by soaring energy bills - with as many as seven in ten saying they will not survive the winter as two-thirds say their energy bills have more than doubled.
Gas supplies - which the UK depends on for much of its energy - have been affected by Russia closing its plant for unscheduled maintenance, pushing up prices.
Scottish Power chief Keith Anderson said that Business and Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng (pictured) is seriously considering plans to loan energy companies £100bn to fund a price cap freeze.