Before the General Election Labour claimed that it would help bring down household bills by 2030.
Forty-eight Labour MPs have broken a £300 promise (Image: Getty)
Labour is facing criticism after 48 of its MPs reportedly failed to fulfil a campaign promise to reduce energy bills by £300.
Before the general election, Labour claimed that their planned public energy company, Great British Energy, would help bring down household bills by 2030.
However, the figures Labour based this on are now being questioned.
The pledge originated from a report by the energy think tank Ember, which estimated that if the UK met its renewable energy targets, the average household electricity bill could fall by £300 by 2030.
Yet, this projection was based on 2023’s energy price cap level, which has since dropped.
And the fact-checking organisation Full Fact has now said the figure is “out of date” and not a direct reflection of Labour’s current plans.
They added that the £300 figure represents “an estimate of the impact of a different, less ambitious scenario than Labour is proposing.”
What’s more, it does not align with Labour’s more aggressive timeline to achieve a Net Zero power grid by 2030.
Reacting to the news, the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) wrote on X: “Now this promise is nowhere to be seen but we kept the receipts.”
Rachel Reeves announced that Winter Fuel Payments would now be means-tested. (Image: Getty)
They also called for Labour to publish an annual report on its energy savings progress.
CCHQ added: “Failing to do so will make clear that, once again, this is another broken Labour promise.”
Labour’s energy policy has also faced scrutiny due to changes in the Winter Fuel Payment program.
Rachel Reeves announced that Winter Fuel Payments would now be means-tested, limiting eligibility to households on Pension Credit or other benefits.
This decision could mean that around 10 million pensioners in England and Wales will miss out on a payment worth up to £300 annually.
An analysis conducted by the government suggests that approximately 780,000 pensioners who would benefit from the payment will lose it, as they are not enrolled in Pension Credit.
Conservative MP Chris Philp criticised Labour’s overall financial promises, telling GB News that Labour had “lied to the British public in order to win that election.”
He argued that Labour’s claims about public sector pay increases and other expenses, which Labour has blamed on the previous administration, were actually the result of their own financial choices after the election.
Labour MPs who made the original pledge include prominent names such as Andrew Western, Bridget Phillipson, Dawn Butler, Pat McFadden, and Kate Osborne, among others.
The Express has contacted the Labour party for a comment.
The full list of the 48 MPs is below:
1. Andrew Western
2. Andy McDonald
3. Ben Goldsborough
4. Bridget Phillipson
5. Callum Anderson
6. Catherine Atkinson
7. Catherine McKinnell
8. Chris Curtis
9. Darren Paffey
10. Dawn Butler
11. Eleanor Stringer
12. Gerald Jones
13. Gill Furniss
14. Graeme Downie
15. Gurinder Singh Josan
16. Jade Botterill
17. James Naish
18. Jessica Morden
19. Jim Dickson
20. Jo Stevens
21. John Slinger
22. Jonathan Brash
23. Josh MacAlister
24. Kate Osborne
25. Kevin Bonavia
26. Kirsteen Sullivan
27. Liz Twist
28. Lizzi Collinge
29. Marie Tidball
30. Mark Sewards
31. Natalie Fleet
32. Pat McFadden
33. Paul Foster
34. Paula Barker
35. Peter Kyle
36. Peter Swallow
37. Phil Brickell
38. Preet Kaul Gill
39. Sadik Al-Hassan
40. Sarah Champion
41. Sarah Edwards
42. Sarah Jones
43. Satvir Kaur
44. Sean Woodcock
45. Stephen Morgan
46. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
47. Keir Starmer
48. Rachel Reeves
