Embattled Rishi Sunak comes out fighting by vowing more help is on its way to deal with crippling energy bills

EMBATTLED Rishi Sunak came out fighting last night by vowing more help is on its way to deal with crippling energy bills.

The Chancellor’s intervention follows accusations that he was not doing enough to assist families, and spending too much cash.

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But Mr Sunak told The Sun on Sunday: “I know people are deeply anxious about making ends meet.

“While we can’t completely shield everyone from the global challenges we face, we can, and will, help you deal with these rising costs.”

Industry experts say energy prices could rocket for millions of households by another £1,000 a year in October as wholesale gas continues to soar.

From next month households in council tax bands A to D will get a £150 rebate – as the energy cap rises from £1,300 to close to £2,000.

But it is reported Whitehall officials are already looking at plans to extend the council tax rebate to deal with another new energy cap in the autumn.

Yet allies of Mr Sunak said it was unrealistic for the cost-of-living crisis not to leave people unaffected — despite a vow from Boris Johnson to “fix it”.

Mr Sunak has faced major criticism following his Spring Statement when he dropped fuel duty by 5p, increased the threshold when people start paying National Insurance by £3,000 and promising to cut income tax by 1p from 2024.

He said: “I cannot pretend that we can completely protect people from the difficult and uncertain times ahead.

“But this Government will continue to do all that we can to support you.”

Yet the Chancellor’s net approval rating has hit an all-time low, dropping to minus four with approval at 31 per cent and disapproval at 35 per cent, according to researchers Opinium.

Nearly half of voters disapprove of the way the Government is handling the economy compared with a fifth who approve.