UK Energy Bills to Rise 13% as Iran War Drives Gas Prices
🛢️ BRITAIN — A war in the Gulf is now arriving in British household bills. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Hormuz at 10% capacity has repriced LNG and pipeline gas globally — UK consumers bear it directly through Ofgem's price cap mechanism, which resets on market benchmarks. A 13% jump hits before any Iran deal closes. It hands Labour a domestic political crisis tied to a war Starmer won't publicly back.