The prime minister will address an issue today that has put the pinch on hundreds of homes across Norfolk, causing financial hardship.
Sir Keir Starmer will today say that helping households with living costs is “my first priority” as he announces a subsidy for those who use heating oil to warm their homes.
Norfolk has the highest percentage of households that use this method of heating in the country.
It follows price spikes caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
Last week, Wymondham-based Goff Petroleum cancelled customers' orders citing "unprecedented" global fuel prices and supply shortages caused by the conflict.
Customers who placed orders before the conflict broke out were told by the firm that it will not be able to deliver their oil on time unless they pay a higher price.
The price hike has come as a result of Iran blocking key oil transportation routes in retaliation for US attacks, which saw the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Khumeni, killed in an air strike.
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