Labour Leader Proposes Energy Bill Freeze and Extending Windfall Tax on Oil and Gas
As the workweek begins, the front pages highlight Sir Keir Starmer’s £29 billion emergency proposal aimed at freezing energy bills this winter. Both Metro and Daily Mirror feature the Labour leader’s promise to “freeze cruel bills now,” detailing his party’s plan to address the “national economic emergency” by extending the windfall tax on oil and gas companies. The Times also covers the proposal, adding that it has garnered support from three out of four Conservative voters.
