Victoria Atkins, Member of Parliament for Louth & Horncastle yesterday (29th October) voted to support a Conservative Party amendment to the Great British Energy Bill which would have held Labour to account on their election pledge to cut energy bills by £300.
Earlier this year during the election campaign, Labour candidates, including the now Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, and Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, pledged that their plans to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030 would save energy bill payers £300.
Since winning the election and forming a government, however, ministers have refused to repeat this commitment.
That’s why the Conservative Party tabled an amendment to the Great British Energy Bill which would have required Mr Miliband to report back annually to Parliament on what progress has been made towards this goal.
Ms Atkins voted for this amendment designed to make it a strategic priority for Great British Energy to reduce household energy bills by £300 by 2030. however Labour MPs voted to reject the motion on their own election commitment.
Labour MPs also reject a secondary Conservative amendment, backed by Ms Atkins, to mandate a strategic priority for Great British Energy to create 650,000 new jobs throughout the country by 2030.
Commenting Victoria Atkins MP said: “In the election, Labour repeatedly pledged that Great British Energy will cut your energy bills by up to £300 by 2030. This was stated by the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the Prime Minister, the Chancellor, and Labour MPs nationwide. Ever since Labour have come into government, however, this pledge has been nowhere to be seen.
“Last night, Labour MP’s had the opportunity to stand up for energy bill payers and hold their leadership to account for the promises they made to the British public during the general election.
“They have failed to do this and shown that Labour’s commitments are empty promises.”
