Labour to push energy price cap policy in campaign blitz

Party aims to get out message on plan to tackle cost of living before new Conservative PM enters No 10

Labour is planning a campaigning blitz in order to take ownership of its new energy price cap policy in case the next Tory leader bows to pressure and cancels the 80% rise expected in October.

Keir Starmer has vowed that his party wouldn't let people pay a penny more" on their gas and electricity bills this winter, proposing freezing the price cap at current levels and preventing the average household bill from reaching 3,600.