Energy firms 'overcharge by £3.7bn a year'

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MPs told that some suppliers cannot justify increases in household bills

Some of Britain's biggest energy companies have been accused of raising households bills for no reason and systematically overcharging customers by £3.7bn a year as they were grilled by MPs over their...

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