Grant Shapps tells Ofgem to toughen up over prepayment meter scandal

Business secretary accuses energy market regulator of ‘having the wool pulled over their eyes’ by suppliers

The business secretary has told the energy market regulator to toughen up on suppliers in the wake of the prepayment meter scandal.

Grant Shapps accused Ofgem of “having the wool pulled over their eyes” by taking at face value what the energy company bosses were telling them and not listening to customers.