Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are to pledge cheaper gas and electricity bills for voters as energy becomes the first battleground of theThe Tories said they would keep the energy price cap in every year of the next parliament and introduce improved customer service to help consumers find cheaper energy bills and drive up competition.
Analysis from Cornwall Insight has forecast a 7 per cent cut in the energy price cap for a typical household on a default tariff for the three months from July. Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said: “Labour does not have a serious approach to Britain’s energy security and they aren’t honest about the costs that their reckless net zero targets would place on households.“Thanks to our bold action, energy bills are at their lowest in two years, now we’re telling suppliers to put consumers first and bring real competition back to the market – cutting bills further and improving customer service.
Mr Starmer will also say there is a “need for a new feeling in politics” and Scottish voters have the opportunity to “turn the page on 14 years of Tory Government and the failed SNP, and to chart a new course for the country”. “We can’t just send a message in this election, we must send a government – but we can only do that if we rebuild trust and chart a new course for the country.