Labour

Prime Minister's warm words in Parliament are cold comfort to millions worried about their energy bills - Flint

Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement at Prime Minister’s Questions that the Government will legislate to require the energy companies to put customers on the cheapest tariff, said: 

“Energy bills have gone up by more than £200 since this Tory-led Government came to power. The Government’s last-minute decision to force energy companies to put customers on the cheapest tariff, after most energy companies have already announced price hikes, is an admission that their ‘do nothing’ energy policy over the last two years has failed.   

“The cheapest deal in an uncompetitive market will still not be a good deal for the public unless we completely overhaul our energy market to break the dominance of the big six energy companies and create a tough new watchdog with powers to force energy companies to pass on price cuts.   

“Until we see real action from the Government, the Prime Minister’s warm words in the House of Commons will be cold comfort to millions of families worried about how they will pay their energy bills this winter.” 

Labour’s SwitchTogether scheme to help lower energy bills: www.switchtogether.org.uk