Return of the dark ages: Truss refuses to rule out blackouts as households could get £10 a day for cutting energy

Liz Truss has refused to rule out blackouts this winter as Brits could be handed £10 a day to cut electricity usage at peak times

It is the most dire of three possible scenarios that the ESO laid out on Thursday for how Britain's electricity grid might cope with the worst global energy crisis for decades.

"We have interconnectors with our European partners, we're working on more gas supplies, we're working on building out nuclear energy, building out wind energy, so we do have a secure supply of energy." "That's why we put in place the energy price guarantee as well as making sure we have as much supply as possible."High-street banks called in for 'crisis talks' with Chancellor amid warning of ‘eye-watering’ mortgage increasesMillions of families set to pay extra £21billion of income taxes despite talks of 'cutting taxes' mini-budget

For Labour, shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband said: "Today's report from National Grid shows our vulnerability as a country as a direct consequence of a decade of failed Conservative energy policy.

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