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GB News issues breaking news alert and it’s set to be ‘crisis’ for ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ

GB News issued a news report which could spell bad news for the Prime Minister.

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๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ emergency energy support package has been branded a looming economic disaster (Image: GB News)

๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€™s emergency energy support package has been branded a looming economic disaster by a GB News expert, who warned Britain could be โ€œheading for another bond crisis.โ€ During a fiery segment on the channel, journalist Ross Clark tore into the Prime Ministerโ€™s ยฃ53 million pledge to help households that rely on heating oil, questioning whether more subsidies could destabilise the energy market and public finances.

Clark said: โ€œWe could be heading for another bond crisis,โ€ as he reacted to Starmerโ€™s latest intervention. The criticism comes after the Prime Minister unveiled the funding at a Downing Street press conference, insisting his โ€œtop priorityโ€ was helping working people through soaring living costs linked to instability in the Middle East. Starmer announced the ยฃ53 million package as โ€œimmediate supportโ€ for vulnerable families who use heating oil โ€” many of whom live in rural areas not connected to the gas grid โ€” amid fears global conflict could push fuel prices sharply higher.

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Starmer announced the ยฃ53 million package as โ€œimmediate supportโ€ for vulnerable families (Image: Getty)

Critics say the package barely scratches the surface of the problem facing the roughly 1.2 to 1.7 million UK households that rely on heating oil โ€” many of them in rural areas where homes are often poorly insulated and prices have surged dramatically.

Ross Clark warned the market is largely unregulated and families are already being hit hard, explaining that oil costs have โ€œmore than doubledโ€ in recent weeks, with some suppliers cancelling orders only to offer refills at far higher prices.

He noted households with storage tanks can buy in summer to avoid winter spikes โ€” but stressed many are currently โ€œsuffering a lot of pain.โ€

Clark also cautioned that if Middle East tensions disrupt global gas supplies โ€” particularly shipments from Qatar โ€” bills could soar again as they did in 2022 once current price protections expire.

Most starkly, he warned that broader subsidies could spook financial markets, saying: โ€œยฃ53 million for targeted help for oil consumers thatโ€™s one thing but if weโ€™re gonna get to a situation where the governmentโ€˜s gonna cap all our energy bills and subsidise them then we could be heading for another bond crisis.โ€

Pressure on the Prime Minister intensified after he was challenged over Dะพnษ‘ld Tะณuะผฯโ€™s demand for Royal Navy warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz โ€” a crucial oil and gas route reportedly being threatened by Tehran.

Sir ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ said Britain was working with allies on a โ€œviable planโ€ to reopen the passage but admitted any solution was not โ€œstraightforwardโ€.

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: โ€œWorking people are being hit with a Dะพnษ‘ld Tะณuะผฯ-made cost of living crisis. Itโ€™s right that the Prime Minister has acted quickly to support those most acutely affected by rising energy prices.

โ€œThis illegal war and ongoing chaos will continue to threaten living standards. More support will likely be needed to stave off โ€˜Trumpflationโ€™.

โ€œThe Prime Minister is right to call for rapid deescalation in the Middle East. The Government must stand ready to pull out all the stops and shield households and firms from this global shock.โ€

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