Andy Burnham: “Any changes would have to be "done carefully, without putting extra strain on the public purse".”

Protect hundreds of jobs and help keep millions of homes warm

It would be a "dereliction of duty" not to explore a deeper partnership with the bloc

I can tell the House today that I have asked the Chancellor and the Energy Secretary (Miatta Fahnbulleh) to look at whether we can remove standing charges from gas bills and to report back to this House at the earliest opportunity.

The firmest of action should be taken on the back of those revelations.