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Aug 2022
21m 48s

The Price of Power

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With just over three weeks left for Conservative party members to cast their votes in the leadership race, candidates have been trading blows over the soaring cost of energy. Jamie Rush, Chief European Economist at Bloomberg Economics breaks down what it means for the wider economy. Plus: will the lights stay on? Bloomberg's Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll dig into the complexities of the UK energy market with Bloomberg's climate change and renewable energy reporter, Will Mathis.

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