In Red Ed’s new carbon budget and growth delivery plan, there is net zero mention of the promise to bring down energy bills by £300, instead swapping in a broad commitment to bring down bills – with no specific target or date. Ed was still flogging the line earlier this month, telling the BBC: “we stand by our promise to get bills down by up to £300 by 2030.” A DESNZ spokesman said:
“We remain determined to bring down bills, and stand by our commitments. This plan runs well beyond 2030”
Guido can reveal the £300 pledge, which featured prominently in Labour’s election manifesto, has actually been dropped for months. Earlier this year an internal government spat resulted in a defeat for Miliband and his SpAds after civil servants objected to the accuracy of the claim. This makes it official…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”