News last week that Labour had taken a 15-point poll lead, biggest since 2013, may have surprised some but there’s a simple explanation. People have spent the hot summer relieved at not having to think how they’ll cope when winter comes. Later this week Ofgem, the regulator supposed to help consumers, will announce a secondContinue reading Government feeling heat
Birmingham MP backs Labour’s plans to lower soaring energy bills
Steve McCabe MP for Birmingham Selly Oak has shared his concerns that the energy price cap, announced today, will see energy bills soar by 54% from April 1st. Labour has expressed concern that the government’s mismanagement of Britain’s energy sector, for the past ten years, is a major factor in skyrocketing prices. Dozens of energyContinue reading Birmingham MP backs Labour’s plans to lower soaring energy bills
Scrapping VAT on fuel bills in winter would be huge benefit to families
As we look to the New Year, I doubt the government is short on advice for dealing with the many problems we face. The Prime Minister isn’t exactly entering the year in a blaze of glory. He’s alienated his own MPs, fallen out with the voters and is beginning to look like a loser asContinue reading Scrapping VAT on fuel bills in winter would be huge benefit to families
Birmingham MP Condemns Ratcheting up of Energy Bills as Unemployment Soars
Steve McCabe MP has called a Government decision to raise the energy price cap at the very time when unemployment is set to soar as ‘ratcheting up not levelling up.’ Today Ofgem announced the energy price cap will return to pre-pandemic levels on 1 April 2021, putting thousands of households at risk of fuel poverty. The most recent GovernmentContinue reading Birmingham MP Condemns Ratcheting up of Energy Bills as Unemployment Soars