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Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shultz, the Spectator' Daily Politics Podcast. I'm Isabel Hardman,

and this is the Sunday Roundup. The business secretary, Kwaziquarteng, joined Andrew Ma this morning

amid a time of turmoil in the energy markets. Wholesale gas prices have risen by 250% since January,

and by as much as 70% since August,

when the market regulator of Gem announced its latest price cap for consumers.

With 12 energy companies already having gone busts since the start of the year,

the government is facing calls within the industry to increase the price cap so that pressure can be eased on smaller firms.

As you will know, the key lever, the key way we protect consumers, is through the price cap.

You will also know that many of the industry players have suggested maybe we lift the price cap, maybe it's a temporary change to it. But I've been very resolute and

clear that the price cap stays. A temporary change, you've said. A lot of the industry would like

you to shift the next change in the price cap from April back to January. They say that would

help them hugely. Is that something you're looking at? So let me be very clear about the price cap.

The price cap was set in August for the sixth month period between the 1st of October and the 1st of April.

That isn't going to change.

Not going to change.

That's not going to change.

And I've been very clear about that.

And the reason why it isn't is because we need to protect consumers.

That's been my first and foremost objective to protect consumers from the wild spikes

and prices. Trevor Phillips asked Quarteng about any potential relief that the government might

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