Party support renationalizing the country’s energy industry, according to a survey published on Monday, as soaring energy prices put pressure on household budgets. The government has been facing growing calls to do more to help Britons facing energy bills which are set to jump 80% to an average of 3,549 pounds ($4,140) a year from October as wholesale gas prices hit record highs. read more The YouGov poll for the Times newspaper found 47% of those who currently plan to vote Conservative at the next election favoured returning the energy companies to public ownership, with 28% percent opposed and 25% unsure. Among those who voted for the Conservatives at the last election in 2019, 53% backed renationalization. Britain’s energy suppliers were privatised by Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher more than 30 years ago. While the opposition […]