- Conservative and Green MPs have heavily criticised the Chancellor's plans for energy bills support amidst the Iran war.
- Tory MP Gavin Williamson described Rachel Reeves' failure to announce immediate energy support for households as 'pathetic' and a 'total waste of time'.
- Green MP Zack Polanski called the statement 'unbelievably weak', suggesting the Chancellor did not grasp the scale of the impending cost of living crisis.
- Rachel Reeves confirmed that contingency planning is underway to provide energy bill support for 'those who need it most'.
- She assured the Commons that any support would be implemented within 'ironclad fiscal rules' to maintain low inflation and interest rates.
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