Britain's domestic energy price cap is expected to inch up by 1% in January, with geopolitical tensions and weather disruptions keeping wholesale energy prices high, analysts at Cornwall Insight said on Monday.

That would be a £17 a year, or 1%, rise compared with a current typical annual bill of £1,717, with prices forecast to stay high for the rest of winter. Energy regulator Ofgem w

Here’s the details of Cornwall Insight’s forecasts for Britain’s energy price cap from January. This morning’s prediction of a small rise in energy bills in January will be “disappointing”, says Dr Craig Lowrey,