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Before the General Election Labour claimed that it would help bring down household bills by 2030.

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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.

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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And the fact-checking organisation Full Fact has now said the figure is “out of date” and not a direct reflection of Labour’s current plans.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.”

 

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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

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