Energy Bills Are Up Under Labour – So Why Do Ministers Keep Lying About It?
Lisa Nandy says your bills are falling. Ofgem’s data says they’re rising. Who do you believe?
Labour keep pushing this line — including just a few weeks ago on Sky News by Lisa Nandy. Her claim?
“We’ve raised the amount of money going into people’s pockets by cutting energy bills.”
It’s just not true. And now we’ve got even more evidence to prove it.
🧾 The Pledge That Keeps Unravelling
Before the election, Keir Starmer promised to cut energy bills by up to £300. It was a central part of Labour’s clean energy pitch — backed by the creation of GB Energy and a promise of cheaper, greener power.
But now that number has quietly disappeared from government announcements.
The result? The government is still claiming it wants to cut bills — but won’t say when or by how much. And in the meantime, ministers are claiming those savings have already arrived.
They haven’t.
📉 The Real Numbers
Here’s what the energy price cap has looked like since Labour came to power:
July 2024: £1,568
October 2024: £1,717
January 2025: £1,738
April 2025: £1,849
July 2025: £1,720
October 2025: £1,755 (confirmed by Ofgem)
Every single quarter has been higher than when Labour entered government.
Yes, there was a drop from April to July this year — but that’s explained by seasonality. The key point is this:
🔻 Prices have never been lower than they were when Labour took office.
And with the next rise already locked in, there’s no sign of that changing any time soon.
📈 Another Price Rise – Right on Cue
From October, energy bills are set to rise again, reaching an average of £1,755. That’s a £35 increase on the current cap — and higher than expected.
Ofgem says the rise isn’t just about wholesale energy prices. It’s also being driven by:
New government support measures (like expanding the Warm Home Discount)
And increases in standing charges — the fixed costs of just being connected to the grid
So while ministers are telling the public their bills are going down, those same bills are rising because of policies they introduced.
You’re paying more — partly to fund their version of help.
💸 The Net Zero Price Tag
There’s one more part of this story politicians never admit.
🌍 Ed Miliband is pouring billions into Net Zero projects — from wind farms to a massive bet on an “unproven” green technology called Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS).
The government has committed nearly £22 billion to CCUS — and three quarters of that will be funded directly through consumer bills.
That’s not speculation. That’s from the BBC, reporting on findings from the House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee — a cross-party group of MPs tasked with scrutinising public spending.
“It is an unproven technology, certainly in this country. And we are concerned this policy is going to have a very significant effect on consumers' and industry's electricity bills.”
— Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Public Accounts Committee Chair
Miliband defended the policy, saying he’s “100% committed” to the government’s climate goals. But not once did he explain how ordinary households are supposed to absorb the cost.
Because while he’s funding future technologies that may or may not work, you’re left footing the bill today.
And here’s the real question:
What if those billions were used to cut taxes or ease household energy costs instead?
What if the priority wasn’t ticking off Net Zero targets, but helping families pay their bills?
This isn’t just about energy policy.
It’s about priorities.
And right now, it’s clear the priority isn’t you.
❄️ Winter Is Coming — Again
Let’s be clear:
Energy bills were meant to come down.
Labour promised they would.
Ministers now claim they already have.
But the data — and the next energy cap rise — proves otherwise. You’re paying more. Again.
So the question remains:
Why do Labour ministers keep saying the opposite?
If they want to argue that change takes time — fine. But they can’t keep spinning short-term price rises as success. Because voters notice when their direct debits go up.
And this winter, they will again.
What if carbon capture could be done by planting trees!?!
£22bn could be a lot of trees…