Britain is working out how to support energy-intensive industries hit by soaring gas prices, business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday, describing the situation as critical but declining to say what action is being considered. Producers of steel, glass, ceramics, and paper, and other sectors have said they may be forced to halt production unless the government does something about energy prices. read more “It’s a critical situation clearly,” Kwarteng told the BBC, when asked about possible factory closures. In a separate interview with Sky News he said: “We’ve got very, very high gas prices, very high electricity prices, we already have support in place for industries, and we’re looking at ways that we can help industry.” Kwarteng also said he was working […]