And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the price cap increases by 10%. Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent iain watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing record numbers of people coming to us with energy debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy price cap rises. From october, the energy regulator ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10%, and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big energy companies, the regulator, and citizens advice bureau to discuss what more could be don
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