Labour responds to NHS leaders calling for action on energy bills

Wes Streeting MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to NHS leaders calling for action on energy bills, said:

“Families are really worried about how they are going to afford soaring energy bills this winter. Many will be plunged into poverty by this cost of living crisis and be forced to make choices between eating and heating.

“NHS leaders are absolutely right to raise concerns about the impact on health. The Vaccines Minister has admitted that elderly people unable to heat their homes this winter will be at greater risk of flu and other illnesses.

“Labour would freeze energy bills this winter, saving households £1,000. We will pay for it with a windfall tax on the excess profits of oil and gas companies, who are making more money than they know what to do with.”

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Letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer | NHS Confederation

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