UK chancellor says energy bill support would be based on household incomepublished at 06:31 BST06:31 BST

Peter Ruddick and Shanaz MusaferBusiness reporters Staying in the UK, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the BBC any support the government offers to help people with high energy bills pushed up by the Iran war would be based on household income. Wholesale oil and gas prices have soared over the past month, with supply from the Middle East severely disrupted. While household energy bills are set to fall in April under Ofgem's price cap, there is likely to be a big jump over the summer. Rachel Ree