ACTIVISTS calling for more action to tackle the cost of living will burn their energy bills in protest at a rally.

The event, organised by campaign group Don’t Pay, is part of a day of action to demand the government do more to help people with the rising cost of living, particularly the soaring cost of energy.

Protesters are meeting at the Clock Tower at the bottom of Queen's Road in Brighton at 2pm.

More than 20 towns and cities across the country will see groups protest on the day the energy price cap rises to £2,500.

A spokesman for Don’t Pay said: “Our already unaffordable energy bills will rise another 27 per cent tomorrow. We’ll be paying 96 per cent more to heat our homes this winter than we did last year.

“Millions of us simply won’t be able to keep our heads above water and many will freeze when the weather turns cold.

“That is an unacceptable reality when energy companies like Shell and BP are expected to make over £170 billion in excess profit in the next two years.”

Some 200,000 people have signed up to join a coordinated non-payment strike, which is set to begin once the campaign attracts one million supporters.