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Energy firm bosses shamed in Commons confrontation
MP Ian Lavery gives power head honchos a roasting and demands renationalisation

Angry Labour MP Ian Lavery bluntly told rapacious energy companies yesterday that they should face renationalisation if they charge bills which people simply can’t afford.

Mr Lavery intervened as company executives presented a shameful spectacle in front of the Commons energy select committee.

Members of the cross-party committee repeatedly challenged the executives to explain huge price hikes by four companies — expected to be followed soon by the remaining two of the big six.

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