General election latest: Starmer to face questions on Sky News - as Labour and Tories clash over energy

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The general election campaign is well under way, and the Tories and Labour have already clashed on one major policy - energy. Sir Keir Starmer will join Sky News at 8.45am.

General election latest: Starmer to face questions on Sky News - as Labour and Tories clash over energy

"So offshore wind, for example, the most efficient type of renewable energy, the only country in the world that's built more than us is China.""And actually independent experts... have looked at some of their plans and said that they will hike taxes massively and increase people's energy bills."In the last few minutes, we learned from Ofgem that average annual energy bill will be £506 cheaper than a year ago from July.

"So whether it's standing charges, which we want to be fairer or more competition and comparison in the market or better regulation of energy brokers with businesses, today we're setting out further steps to make sure that people can keep their energy bills low."The average annual energy bill will be £506 cheaper than a year ago from July, the sector's regulator has announced.

He knows the job of the next six weeks is to change minds - to reintroduce himself to the British public and alter the way people think about him, which at this point in his premiership after 14 years of Tories in Number 10 is no mean feat.But having followed his campaign across three of the four nations of the United Kingdom, on planes trains and wheels, it's rather unclear whether the campaign is set up to deliver this… whether he's taking a big enough risk with his approach.

The prime minister has challenged the Labour leader to take part in six TV clashes during the campaign debating issues such as tax, the cost of living and security.'s priority is spending time on the road talking to voters, and revealed that he will take part in two TV debates with the PM. Meanwhile, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has set out plans for consumer-friendly changes - and accused Labour of not being"honest about the costs" that their plans for net zero power would involve.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

 

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