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Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, the energy security and net zero secretary said:
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Millions of people around our country have suffered from the worst energy bills crisis in decades in our country and this government says: Never again … And the only answer to never again, is to get off fossil fuels.”
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Introducing the government’s legislation to create the public owned company Great British Energy, Miliband said that a reliance on fossil fuels left the country dependent on global markets.
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“I can’t control what Putin is doing and geopolitics drives energy insecurity. We’ve got to get off that and look, we’re willing to have this argument,” he said
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Miliband also pledged that the move was “going to lead to lower bills over the parliament because every solar panel we put up every onshore wind turbine we build gives us greater energy security and lowers our exposure to these gyrations of the fossil fuel market.”
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Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s latest UK politics live blog. I’m Amy and I’ll be bringing you updates today.
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The legislation to create Great British Energy (GB Energy) will be introduced at Westminster today.
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Labour has vowed to create a publicly owned energy generation company headquartered in Scotland to drive the government’s goal of making the UK a “clean energy superpower”. The exact location of the HQ will be revealed “soon”, the government said.
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The secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Ed Miliband, has been on the media rounds this morning and he told the BBC’s Radio 4 Today Programme that GB Energy is a “crucial tool” to tackle the country’s energy insecurity and the climate crisis. He said it would “give us that energy security we’ve so sorely lacked for many decades in this country”.
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Miliband said:
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The central mandate on which this government was elected was that our exposure to fossil fuels lead to the cost of living crisis and our mission is to become a clean energy superpower.”
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Asked about Labour’s plan to not issue any new gas and oil licences in the North Sea and how critics have said it could increase the UK’s dependence on foreign energy, Miliband replied:
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If fossil fuels had given us energy security we wouldn’t have seen the terrible cost of living crisis that we’ve seen over the past two years.
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The energy company will be given £8.3bn of public money over the course of the parliament to invest in green technologies, with a target to develop an extra 20-30GW of offshore wind power through a tie-up with the crown estate.
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Critics have argued that a substantially larger sum of money is needed for changes to be implemented. Defending the plan, Miliband said:
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This is about private and public investment together. This is a government in a hurry on behalf of the British people.”
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Ed Miliband vows UK will never face energy bill crisis ‘again’
Emily Duggan
Ed Miliband The Prime Minister has vowed that the UK will never face an energy bills crisis “ever again” as he seeks to move the country away from fossil fuels.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, the Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero said:
Millions of people in our country are suffering the worst energy bill crisis in decades, and our government is saying: “We will never let this happen again… and the only answer to ensure this never happens again is to move away from fossil fuels.”
Introducing a government bill to set up a public company Great British EnergyMr Miliband said reliance on fossil fuels had made the country dependent on global markets.
“We can’t control what Putin does and geopolitics is causing energy insecurity. We’re going to get out there and have this discussion,” he said.
Mr Miliband also promised that the measures would “lead to a reduction in bills before Parliament, because the more solar panels we install and the more onshore wind turbines we build, the greater our energy security and the less vulnerable we will be to fluctuations in fossil fuel markets”.
Labour defends UK energy plans amid funding concerns
Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s latest UK politics live blog. I’m Amy here with you today to bring you the latest.
Enacting Laws Great British Energy (GB Energy) It is due to be introduced in Westminster today.
Labour has pledged to set up a public energy generating company headquartered in Scotland to further the government’s aim of making the UK a “clean energy superpower”. The government said the exact location of the headquarters would be revealed “shortly”.
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero; Ed MilibandAppearing in the media this morning, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that GB Energy was a “vital tool” to tackle the country’s energy insecurity and climate crisis. He said the business would “give us the energy security that this country has sorely lacked for decades”.
Mr Miliband said:
The primary mandate this government was elected to do is to address our reliance on fossil fuels leading to a cost of living crisis, and our mission is to become a clean energy superpower.”
Asked about Labour’s plans not to issue new gas and oil licenses in the North Sea, and which critics say could make Britain more dependent on foreign energy, Mr Miliband said: “That’s the idea.
If fossil fuels had given us energy security, we would not have had the terrible cost of living crisis that we have experienced over the past two years.
The energy company was given £8.3 billion of public funding during this parliamentary period to invest in green technologies and aims to develop a further 20-30GW of offshore wind power through partnerships with Crown treasury funds.
Critics say significant funding is needed to implement the reforms. Mr Miliband defended the plans, saying:
“This is a combination of private and public investment. This is a government rushing on behalf of the British people.”
