{"id":325196,"date":"2026-03-11T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/government-could-help-with-energy-bills-if-prices-soar-due-to-middle-east-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:00:03","slug":"government-could-help-with-energy-bills-if-prices-soar-due-to-middle-east-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/government-could-help-with-energy-bills-if-prices-soar-due-to-middle-east-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Government could help with energy bills if prices soar due to Middle East crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JDo1ZfdnnnE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Government could help with energy bills if prices soar due to Middle East crisis\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JDo1ZfdnnnE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hinted that the government could step in to help with energy costs if prices soar because of the Middle East crisis.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The Chancellor was appearing in front of parliament&#8217;s treasury committee and said it would be unwise to speculate about the potential impact on UK inflation, growth and interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hinted that the government could step in to help with energy costs if prices soar because of the Middle East crisis. 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