Panorama

Gas and electricity bills have become a political football of late. Labour says it will freeze them for 20 months if it wins the next general election. The government argues this is unrealistic because of unpredictable wholesale prices, instead promising to cut them by an average of £50. But what does all this hot air mean for the ordinary consumer whose energy bill has gone up by a quarter in the past four years?

Two years after he first investigated what was fuelling the price rise on behalf of Panorama, Tom Ward will again attempt to separate the cold, hard facts from the rhetoric. Contributors include Caroline Flint, Shadow Minister for Energy; Michael Fallon, Minister for Energy; and Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.