{
  "id": 15904158,
  "title": "Could gas standing charges be axed from energy bills? Burnham asks Chancellor to see if it's 'feasible'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/could-gas-standing-charges-be-axed-from-energy-bills-burnham-asks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:53:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-16227005/Labour-mulls-axing-standing-charges-gas-bills.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A scrapping of standing charges on gas bills could be on the cards for millions of Britons, it emerged on Wednesday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}