Power Play: How An Energy Company Avoided Repaying Over £600 Million to Households

A Bloomberg investigation has uncovered how one of the UK's biggest energy producers avoided repaying hundreds of millions of pounds to households during the recent price spike. Our reporter Todd Gillespie tells us how Drax was able to legally use an agreement with the government to its advantage. Jonny Marshall, Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, discusses what needs to change in these mega contracts. Plus: our political reporter Joe Mayes briefs us on the upcoming by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, after a successful recall petition against former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll. 

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