In 2022, Keir Starmer said: “The Labour Party has a fully costed plan to freeze energy prices, and we’ll pay for that with a windfall tax on energy giants.” In May 2024, Labour promised to lower household energy bills by £400. Instead, they let Ofgem raise the price cap by 10%, meaning bills would rise by £149. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband blamed it on "the toxic legacy left by the previous government". And this came on the back of scrapping winter fuel payments for pensioners.