No one should be cut off if they can’t afford energy bills, says Zahawi

UK chancellor says more help will be provided to heat homes this winter but does not explain how

UK households’ spending power to drop by £3,000, warns thinktank

Resolution Foundation says rising energy bills will push extra 3 million people into poverty

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak: the politician who cried wolf

Editorial: Of course financial markets are jittery: the government has gone awol and the economy is tanking

Burn out: Inside the 2 September Guardian Weekly

On the frontline of Britain’s energy bills crisis. Plus: Visions of outer space

UK manufacturing sector insolvencies rise by 63% since last year

Support groups say energy bills, higher interest rates and falling order books putting thousands of firms on the edge

Labour criticises chancellor’s trip to US for ‘chinwag’

Nadhim Zahawi to go on fact-finding trip to discuss measures on energy costs in what are likely to be his last days in post

The Guardian view on broken markets: time to take back control

Editorial: The need to rebalance the public and private sectors, and rein in market excess is becoming the new common sense in UK politics

Bold action needed now on energy bills, says Alistair Darling

Chancellor during 2008 banking collapse says ‘fiddling around with small measures’ will not be enough

Rising energy costs ‘will force thousands of corner shops to close’

Association of Convenience Stores urges chancellor to provide more financial support for small shops

Britain’s property owners hold all the cards – so hard luck everyone else

In the face of energy crises and recession fears, house prices and rents remain robust – because the market is rigged that way

Economic watchdog confirms it could scrutinise Truss’s cost of living plans

MPs say it is vital tax and spending measures proposed by potential new prime minister are examined by OBR

Tories in disarray over energy crisis as Truss urged to spell out plans to help

Some MPs backing leadership frontrunner showing signs of jitters over lack of response to soaring bills

Rishi Sunak hints he would vote for Liz Truss tax cut strategy

Former chancellor admits if were defeated he would back emergency budget put forward by rival Truss

The crises of the past two years have killed the idea that markets will fix everything

Government intervention, crucial during Covid, is just as vital now, as energy prices soar and living standards plummet, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

Economists demand urgent action on energy bills to avert ‘catastrophe’

Millions of vulnerable people will be harmed without radical policies to ease cost of living crisis, say experts