Summary

  • Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government "will act to protect consumers" if energy prices rise

  • Wholesale oil and gas prices have soared during the US-Israel war with Iran, which experts fear will feed through to energy prices

  • Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says "saying no to North Sea oil and gas is a bad decision", after Labour banned new licences for new oil and gas fields in the region

  • We won't be providing regular text updates on this page

  1. Energy prices the hot topic on this week's Kuenssbergpublished at 10:00 BST 29 March

    That's a wrap on this week's Sunday with Laura Kunessberg, where energy prices formed a large part of each interview.

    It comes as wholesale oil and gas prices have soared during the US-Israel war with Iran.

    Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the government "will act to protect consumers" if energy prices rise, echoing comments from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

    Earlier this week, Reeves said the government plans to help "those who need it most" if energy bills spiral.

    Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch hit out at Labour's decision to ban new licences for new oil and gas fields in the region.

    She told Kuenssberg that "saying no to North Sea oil and gas is a bad decision".

    Reform UK's home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said Reform is calling on this Labour government "to reverse energy policies put in place by the previous Tory government", including green levies and VAT.

    We'll shortly be ending our live coverage, but we'll be back for the next instalment of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

  2. Bridget Phillipson and Kemi Badenoch on Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergpublished at 08:56 BST 29 March

    Zia Yusuf, Bridget Phillipson and Kemi Badenoch.

    This week's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg sees Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch in the hot seat, along with Reform UK's home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf.

    They're joining Kuenssberg after another busy week in Westminster, that saw Badenoch spar with the prime minister in the House of Commons over gas and oil field licences.

    While Reform UK MPs staged a dramatic walk-out of the chamber during PMQs. Reform said the walkout was in response to Starmer's "pathetic response" to a question from party leader Nigel Farage's about small boat crossings.

    We won't be bringing you regular text updates, but you'll be able to watch live at the top of the page from 09:00.