The party has proposed a ￡600million contingency plan to help struggling businesses and a one-off windfall tax on North Sea Oil and Gas profits. Labour will force a vote on the issue in Parliament later today. Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: "Soaring energy bills, a wave of cancellations and crippling inflation have left British firms unnecessarily on the brink. "The govt has been asleep at the wheel, with British firms, especially those energy-intensive businesses, paying the price. The Conservative's ambivalence towards British business is simply unacceptable".

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