By James Chapman, Peter Campbell, Tamara Cohen and Hugo Duncan PUBLISHED: 17:04 EST, 25 September 2013 | UPDATED: 05:00 EST, 26 September 2013 Ed Miliband was accused of ‘economic vandalism’ yesterday after his shock proposal to fix energy prices wiped almost £2billion from the value of Britain’s two largest power firms. The Labour leader faced a storm of criticism at his ‘insane’ plan to enforce price controls if he enters Downing Street. A defiant Mr Miliband said it was possible that a government he led would also seek to control other markets, fuelling speculation that Labour might step in to regulate water, rail and petrol.
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Shares in British Gas owner Centrica and SSE plunged by five per cent
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Come after Ed Miliband announced plans to fix energy prices
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He was accused of ‘economic vandalism’ after announcing price controls
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Energy investors said 1970s-style policies will lead to economic shutdown
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