Keir Starmer: PM choosing to let people struggle by delaying energy windfall tax

Labour leader says Boris Johnson U-turn on tax inevitable' and he must act now, as cost of living dominates PMQs

Keir Starmer has urged Boris Johnson to make up his mind" and impose a windfall tax on North Sea energy firms, adding that the prime minister is choosing to let people struggle" by delaying any further action.

During yet another prime minister's questions dominated by the cost of living, Starmer used all six of his questions on the single subject. He lambasted Johnson over his refusal to use a windfall tax to reduce energy bills, saying this would inevitably happen, and the vacillation" was causing significant harm.