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[Labour leader Ed Miliband was left
looking fuelish
yesterday as his vow to freeze
energy bills blew up in his face.
The pledge — if he ever makes
it to No10 — saw almost £2Billion
wiped off the value of gas and electricity shares,
hitting pension fund investments.
And just hours after electrifying his
party conference with what was seen
a sure-fire vote-winner, “Red” Ed
was even forced to reveal families
could face Higher Bills thanks to him.
He conceded there was a threat that energy
giants facing a £4.5billion squeeze under his
freeze could get together to hike prices
in advance just in case Labour wins power in 2015.]
by Kevin Schofield , Chief Political Correspondent, and Simon English, City Editor
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The Sun is watching the mess.