DEATHS from fuel poverty could soar during the coronavirus crisis, campaign group Fuel Poverty Action (FPA) warned today.

After the government’s announcement that people should stay indoors and socially distance, with the likelihood of higher fuel bills as a result, the FPA warned that Britain’s poorest and most vulnerable won’t be able to afford to heat their homes, or even to keep the lights on.

People’s inability to afford fuel bills already costs 9,000 lives a year, according to FPA.