Cost of Living Crisis: Keir Starmer on proposals to reduce bills by taxing energy companies

Sir Keir Starmer has set out Labour’s £29 billion emergency plan to stop energy bills rising over the winter – paid for in part by an extension of the windfall levy on the profits of the oil and gas companies. The Labour leader said that under his party’s “fully-funded” proposals, consumers would not pay “a penny more” for their gas and electricity over the coming months, saving the average household £1,000. He said his plan was a direct response to a “national economic emergency” which had left millions of families across the country fearful as to how they would cope. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/ke... Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube:    / @thelondonstandard