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Zero VAT on domestic electricity cuts EV charging costs

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Zero VAT EV Charging

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram filmed a Gogglebox episode in 10 Downing Street that aired on Channel 4 on 22 October 2026.
Zero-percent VAT on domestic electricity begins 1 October 2026, cutting home EV-charging costs to about 2 p per mile.
He asked ministers to devise a plan removing gas-bill standing charges, saving households £27 annually.
Burnham proposed a fully devolved “Wessex” partnership for the south-west, with local leaders ready.

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Charity Stunt PR

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram filmed a Gogglebox episode in 10 Downing Street, aired on Channel 4 on 22 October 2026.
Critics argued the televised charity stunt served as PR for leaders while ordinary citizens struggled with soaring fuel prices.
The segment was part of a Stand Up to Cancer special raising funds for cancer research.
Burnham offered crisps, beer, pork scratchings and Twiglets to Rotheram in the Instagram teaser.

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Burnham announced a zero-percent VAT rate on domestic electricity from 1 October 2026.
He also proposed eliminating gas-bill standing charges, a devolved “Wessex” partnership, and health charities urged scrapping the £9.90 NHS prescription charge.
Within this story's sources, this policy-focused angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Zero VAT EV Charging

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram filmed a Gogglebox episode in 10 Downing Street that aired on Channel 4 on 22 October 2026.
Zero-percent VAT on domestic electricity begins 1 October 2026, cutting home EV-charging costs to about 2 p per mile.
He asked ministers to devise a plan removing gas-bill standing charges, saving households £27 annually.
Burnham proposed a fully devolved “Wessex” partnership for the south-west, with local leaders ready.

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