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Energy price debate 'will get more intense'

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We are being warned that a hike in energy prices by Scottish Power is expected to be the first of many to hit Britain this year.

Business editor Robert Peston analyses if "the nature of competition" in the sector is working.

And the MP Tim Yeo, chair of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, looks at whether energy companies can "justify this enormous increase."


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