Nearly half of Tory supporters want energy companies to be nationalised in face of cost of living crisis

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Nearly half of Tory voters want to renationalise energy firms to help the UK cope with the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found.

The YouGov survey for The Times found that 47 per cent of Tory supporters believe gas and electricity companies should be brought back into public ownership.

Just 28 per cent of Conservatives want them to remain in private hands, the poll revealed, with 25 per cent unsure. Overall, the poll found that 61 per cent of UK voters want energy renationalised, with 45 per cent believing the move would bring down bills.

Both Labour and the Conservatives have ruled out nationalisation with the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon saying it is an option that must be kept on the table as Ofgem revealed the energy price cap will rise to £3,549 in October.The findings put more pressure on Tory leadership contenders Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to come up with radical solutions to the energy crisis when one of them becomes prime minister next week.Scottish Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine said parliament should have been recalled to halt the 80 per cent price rise in energy costs.She said: “What we have is a zombie government that isn’t doing anything.