EXPOSED: The 48 Labour MPs who made ‘broken promises’ to reduce energy bills pre-election

By GB News (World News) | Created at 2024-10-30 10:11:25 | Updated at 2024-10-30 17:26:56 7 hours ago

In the run up to the general election, one of Labour’s key pledges was to cut energy bills by up to £300 from 2030.

Forty-eight Labour MPs promised in the run-up to the general election that Great British Energy would cut bills by £300, with Rachel Reeves stating: “Family finances will be my priority.”

Sarah Edwards, the Labour MP for Tamworth and the Villages, even promised up to £400 pound off energy bills after being told by residents that they were “worried about how they’ll afford their bills”.

Other MPs who made promises to their constituencies include the Minister for Early Education, Stephen Morgan, the Chair of the International Development Select Committee, Sarah Champion and Minister for the Cabinet Office Pat McFadden.

During the election Labour promised they would cut your energy bills by £300 on average.

Now this promise is nowhere to be seen... but we kept the receipts ⬇

— CCHQ Press (@CCHQPress) October 28, 2024

The claim made by the Labour Party was based on a report by the energy think tank Ember, which estimated that under a scenario where the UK met its renewable energy commitments, the average household electricity bill would be around £300 lower in 2030 than in 2023.

However, this figure is based on the level of the energy price cap in July – September 2023, and the price cap has since decreased.

The fact-checking charity Full Fact claims that Labour’s figure is “out of date” and isn’t based on an assessment of Labour’s plans.

The report Labour based its figure on was if the UK met its decarbonisation commitments, which are different to Labour’s plans.

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Minister for the Cabinet Office Pat McFadden promised to reduce energy bills

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Labour’s plan instead focuses on achieving Net Zero power grid by 2030, which is a more ambitious timeframe than the previous government’s environmental targets.

Therefore, the £300 figure is not a direct assessment of the impact of Labour’s plans, “but an estimate of the impact of a different, less ambitious scenario than Labour is proposing.”

Today, Labour MPs will vote through GB Energy, but the Conservatives have called on the Government to “come clean” with the public and publish an annual report on their progress on energy bills.

The Conservative Campaign Headquarters posted on X: “Failing to do so will make clear that, once again, this is another broken Labour promise.”

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Mark Sewards promised £300 off energy bills

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The Labour Government also failed on their promise to reduce energy costs by means-testing the Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners.

Earlier this year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that from this winter households in England and Wales will no longer be entitled to the benefit unless they are on Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits.

An estimated 10 million pensioners will lose out on the tax-free payment of up to £300 a year.

According to the Government's own equality analysis, about 780,000 pensioners who need the payment will lose out when the plan comes into place.

The Government assessment found 880,000 pensioners who are entitled to pension credit do not claim it and it is predicted that only 10 per cent of them (780,000) will have taken up the benefit when the changes kick in.

Shadow Commons Leader Chris Philp told GB News Labour lied about tax to win the election commenting: “It will become painfully clear that Labour had lied to the British public in order to win that election a few months ago, because they fought saying that none of their plans needed big tax increases and it turns out that is completely untrue.

“This whole black hole thing has been comprehensively debunked. About half of the supposed amount relates to above inflation public sector pay rises without any conditions attached to them, which the current Labour government decided to give after the election.

“That was their choice. They can hardly blame that on a previous administration. And of course, you manage pressures in the financial year the whole time. There's nothing different about that."

The 48 Labour MPs who promised reduced energy costs include: