{"id":325839,"date":"2026-03-13T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reeves-vows-to-crack-down-on-energy-firms-exploiting-war-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:00:07","slug":"reeves-vows-to-crack-down-on-energy-firms-exploiting-war-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reeves-vows-to-crack-down-on-energy-firms-exploiting-war-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Reeves vows to &#8216;crack down&#8217; on energy firms exploiting war on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mayiP0IlHhs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Reeves vows to 'crack down' on energy firms exploiting war on Iran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mayiP0IlHhs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has asked the competition watchdog to crack down on energy firms if they tried exploiting the conflict in the Middle East for financial gain.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves said the Competition and Markets Authority would be on &quot;high alert&quot; for excessive price hikes.<\/p>\n<p>The AA warned that rising fuel costs were inevitable given the global price rises.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#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 asked the competition watchdog to crack down on energy firms if they tried exploiting the conflict in the Middle East for financial gain. 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