SSE merger with npower should be blocked by government, says union

Proposed deal will lead to private cartel and more needless price hikes, says GMBThe business secretary, Greg Clark, has been urged by the GMB union to block the merger of two of the UK’s biggest energy companies over fears the plan would create a private cartel and reduce competition.The proposed merger of npower and SSE would see the “big six” that dominate the energy market shrink to the big five, a move the GMB said would exacerbate the market’s current failings. Cont