Liz Truss’ plans to limit energy bills “will place the burden on working people” and still leave millions struggling to pay this winter, Labour politicians in the North East have warned.
The new Prime Minister revealed long-awaited proposals on Thursday that will cap average annual domestic energy bills at £2,500 for two years, when they had been set to jump to above £3,500 in October amid the global energy crisis. Her estimated £150bn plan will be paid for by increased borrowing, with Ms Truss telling MPs that she would not “give in” to calls to impose a windfall tax on energy companies.
Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah accused the PM of being “so wedded to hard right ideology she will let the working people of Newcastle foot the bill”. The Labour MP said: “Liz Truss’ long-awaited energy plan will place the burden on working people. She stood up and said to the nation that getting energy companies to pay their fair share on their extortionate profits would ‘undermine the national interest’.
