Households in marginal constituencies to be hit harder by gas price crisis, report warns

Cecilia Keating
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Polling station in marginal seat of West Dewbury, Yorkshire | Credit: iStock
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Polling station in marginal seat of West Dewbury, Yorkshire | Credit: iStock

New research reveals soaring energy bills are set to be felt acutely in places where Conservatives secured slender majorities in 2019, due to the concentration of inefficient housing stock in those areas

Above average levels of energy inefficient housing in marginal constituencies could see energy efficiency become a pivotal issue at the next general election, a new analysis has suggested. Research...

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