JD Vance brands UK energy prices a ‘scandal’ for British middle class

WorldPolitics
8 Apr 2026 • 9:52 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • JD Vance described UK energy prices as a "scandal" during a speech at an election rally in Hungary on Wednesday, 8 April.
  • Vance is in Hungary to support Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of an upcoming general election.
  • He questioned why European nations made themselves "completely dependent on unreliable sources of energy".
  • Vance criticised the UK government for "underinvesting in their energy resources".
  • He claimed that UK citizens are paying more than six times their American counterparts for energy.

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