asked for help from the treasury, a statement the treasury denies. labour says the government needs to act. businesses are tremendously worried, as ourfamilies. everything is getting more expensive, fuel, energy costs, their weekly shop, and while all that is going on, we have a government that is in chaos, isn t getting a grip on what is needed and is not taking action to protect businesses and support families at this time. here it is not the political ping pong that matters, rather what the cost of energy might do to the price of a cup of tea. katie prescott, bbc news. i m nowjoined by the shadow chief secretary to the treasury, bridget phillipson. thank you very much for being with us. should the government, should the treasury be bailing out some of these industries, some of these companies, that are having a desperate struggle because of rising energy costs? the? desperate struggle because of rising energy costs?