The latest rise in the energy price cap brought Glasgow to the streets, as a protest was held outside the office of regulator Ofgem.

The cap is a maximum amount energy companies can charge households for each unit of energy they use, with the latest raise set to take the average household bill to £3,549 per year - up from £1,200 in April.

Campaign group Power to the People, a non-partisan movement bringing together academics, researchers, councillors, former MSPs and climate activists spoke to the Glasgow Times this week and warned there would be deaths across the city as flats turn into "ice boxes".

They organised a protest outside the Ofgem office on Albion Street on Friday, hours after the new cap was announced.

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Demonstrators called for a series of measures including a freeze on prices, an end to pre-paid meters and late fees, and the abolition of the standing charge.

Organisers are also in favour of nationalisation of energy companies in the long-term, with France capping price rises at 4% through state energy company Électricité de France, which was fully re-nationalised earlier this year.

Commenting on the new price cap, Glasgow Labour councillor, Matt Kerr said: “Make no mistake, if today's announcement goes ahead, it will plunge millions into fuel poverty this winter and crash the economy.

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"People have had enough, and we refuse to tolerate the incompetence and indolence of our governments in the face of a crisis they have the power to solve.

"Those in government have a decision to make - do all in their power to reverse this, or accept responsibility for the destruction of lives that will follow.

"If government refuse to use their power, the people will use theirs.”

Former Glasgow MSP, Frances Curran, said: “If the government thinks that they can hit ordinary people with a 180% increase in energy bills and expect people to pay it, then they are not listening. It is the people versus the government and the people will win.”