'The price of energy has soared': Labour and Tories clash over projected energy bill savings

James Murray
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'The price of energy has soared': Labour and Tories clash over projected energy bill savings

Labour rejects Conservative claims recent falls in energy prices would wipe out promise to cut household bills by £300 by 2030

Labour and the Conservatives have again clashed over their rival energy and climate plans, after Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves today reiterated the Opposition's plans to place green energy at the heart...

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