The Energy Secretary appeared to admit on Wednesday that Labour’s Net Zero drive is helping to push up costs.
Households are facing the highest bills in three years with worse to come this winter.
Miatta Fahnbulleh was confronted with the claim that political choices to subsidise renewables are to blame for soaring prices rather than the Iran war.
‘No, so it is both, we have to be honest,’ she replied in a radio interview.
Andy Burnham also conceded rising bills are ‘difficult for people’. The Prime Minister has already announced plans to remove VAT from electricity bills, which will take effect in October, but
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