Britons of all ages and walks of life are demanding: "Freeze our energy bills now!"

Across the country, people are speaking with one voice: they need help paying their energy bills now.

The message is the same from the north and the south of the country, from the left and the right and from the young and the old.

They worry about how they will be able to pay bills of £6,000 a year.

They fear having to choose between heating or eating.

They worry about their jobs, their homes, and their health.

But their biggest fear is not getting the help they desperately need. Labor leader Keir Starmer has called for an immediate freeze on the energy price cap.

Trade unions, hospital leaders and charities have all expressed alarm at the crisis about to hit households across Britain.

Even the bosses of the energy companies have asked the government to do more.

Britons at home are asking the government to help them during the cost of living crisis

The only people who haven't heard the call for help are the Conservatives. Boris Johnson could have used his last days in office to provide an emergency assistance package.

It could have been this legacy.

But he cares so little about the country he was elected to govern that when duty called, he slept through his second vacation abroad in a fortnight. Instead of listening to the public, the Conservatives are only talking to themselves.

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They could have ended the long leadership race in recognition of the urgency of dealing with this national emergency.

At this crucial time, they h...