While Sir Keir Starmer faces the world’s media today at Cop29 in Baku, his Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is on the airwaves fielding questions from the UK press. As the cost-of-living crisis persists, Miliband has been keen to assure listeners that, under Starmer’s army, his clean power by 2030 plan will not drive up household energy bills – but it seems the lefty Labour MP hasn’t managed to quite convince everyone of the veracity of his claim…
Quizzed on ITV’s Good Morning Britain about how much energy bills will first increase before coming down under Labour, Miliband insisted: ‘It is not about bills going up as a result of our plans.’ Going on, the Energy Secretary added:
The truth is that because we don’t control fossil fuel markets, when geopolitical events happen what happens is – for example Russia invading Ukraine – prices go up and not just for imported gas but for North Sea gas as well.
Comments
Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.
UNLOCK ACCESS Just $5 for 3 monthsAlready a subscriber? Log in