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Labour’s plan to cut energy bills ‘may cost £60 billion’

Labour claims plan would protect households from energy bill rise ‘entirely’

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2022

Starmer pledges to freeze fuel bills by extending windfall tax

The Opposition leader contrasted Labour’s ‘robust’ plan with the ‘internal battle’ of the Tory leadership race and ‘lame duck’ Prime Minister.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Starmer says government ‘just not good enough’ on cost of living crisis as he defends plan to freeze energy bills – as it happened

Labour leader says policy for a windfall tax on energy is needed to reduce inflation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022

Next PM must find 'many more billions' in energy bill help - as hikes branded 'inhumane'

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) chief Paul Johnson said it was a 'mystery' why Tory leadership hopefuls were obsessing over tax cuts when the country was heading into recession

Daily Mirror · Aug 5, 2022

Conservative leadership race: ‘Next PM must find billions to help out struggling households’

Carrying on with the current economic policy is ‘not going to cut it’, IFS chief says

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2022

Sunak defends taking money from deprived urban areas as he faces latest hustings with Liz Truss – as it happened

Candidates face Tory members in Eastbourne; former chancellor, who was filmed saying he tried to divert funds from ‘deprived urban areas’, says it was sensible

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Next PM will have to find ‘many more billions to help households pay soaring energy bills’

Think tank also warns public services will need more investment

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

‘We’re trapped.’ Scores of small bridges damaged in record Eastern Kentucky flooding

CHAVIES, Ky. — For the last few days, Jennifer Myers and William Duff have used her father’s pickup truck to get to their jobs at a nursing home, but he needs it back soon to get to his own job, and they’re not sure what they’ll do after that.

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

Tory leadership candidates unable to say Boris Johnson is 'honest' during TV debate

The five remaining candidates - Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat - are locking horns in a Channel 4 debate in front of vetted 'swing' voters as the race for Number 10 hots up

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

Brit tourists describe 60ft-high flames amid 'absolutely terrible' wildfires in Portugal

A fire became so dangerous today that hotels were evacuated by Portuguese authorities as it spread from woodland towards the town of Almancil. British tourists also saw their holidays being disrupted

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022