More responses to energy price cap announcement

Claire Coutinho MP, Shadow Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, said:

“Instead of prioritising cheap energy, the new Labour Government are pursuing Ed Miliband's reckless net zero targets with no thoughts to the costs.

“And far from their promise of saving families £300 off their energy bills, one of their first acts in office is to remove the Winter Fuel Payment from 10 million pensioners this winter.

“Because they weren't honest about their plans that means millions of pensioners will have made no plans to deal with higher energy bills this winter.”

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: 

“Heating and electricity bills will rise again this winter. That means energy companies will continue to rake in obscene profits, while working people struggle and pensioners shiver without their fuel allowance. These are the wrong choices when there is an overwhelming case for taking energy out of the hands of the profiteers and owning it ourselves.”