Labour accused of sacrificing energy security for 'ideological obsession' with net zero target

SIR Keir Starmer’s energy policy is fixated on net zero goals while families are having to pay ever higher costs, a senior Tory has warned.

- By Steph Spyro Deputy Political Editor

Labour was accused of sacrificing energy security on the “altar of net zero by 2050” in its first year in power because of its “ideological obsessions” with green targets.

Energy experts have also slammed Sir Keir’s failure to deliver on his manifesto pledge of lowering energy bills. A key election promise was to slash them by up to £300.

Andrew Bowie, acting Shadow Secretary of State for Energy, said: “This Labour Government’s energy policy has been a disaster from the get-go. Driven by their ideological obsessions, Keir Starmer and [Energy Secretary] Ed Miliband have sacrificed this country’s energy security on the altar of net zero by 2050 — consequences be damned.