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Conservatives Propose 20% Energy Bill Cuts, Labour Responds

10/7/2025

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  • Conservatives propose a 20% cut to energy bills by scrapping the carbon tax and wind subsidies, claiming £165 savings per family.
  • Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho calls the carbon tax inflationary and wind subsidies a "racket," pledging abolition.
  • Labour says the plan repeats failed policies that worsened the cost of living and urges clean-energy investment to lower bills.