Sentences with phrase «to freeze energy prices»

After declaring, in reference to his pledge to freeze energy prices until 2017, «we know where David Cameron and Nick Clegg stand.

The votes come the day after rightwing newspapers interpreted the Labour leader's speech as a return to «Red Ed» Miliband over his plans to freeze energy prices for almost two years and force developers to free - up land for housebuilding.

This year Labour's conference and the party's offer of frozen energy prices produced an immediate leap in the polls, but one that lasted all of a week before normal service was resumed.

The pledge to freeze energy prices received wide support in post-election polling, and when it comes to which party would be better at increasing people's living standards, Miliband and his party have a lead (albeit, a narrow two - point one) over Cameron and the Conservatives.

While 38 % of the public told us they support freezing energy prices and «reforming the way the energy market operates», 52 % preferred Cameron's policy of forcing energy companies to put consumers on the cheapest deal and simplifying deals available — likely the energy companies» preferred original option.

Leadership candidate criticises Ed Miliband's policies such as freezing energy prices and says she would back free schools that deliver

Ed Miliband's pledge to freeze energy prices overshadowed what was arguably a watershed moment for the housing sector.

In the confines of a Manchester convention centre, the shadow cabinet confidently outlined Labour's new plan to get the UK's energy efficiency schemes working, promised to put a decarbonisation target into law, and generally skirted the issue of whether freezing energy prices would be good for emissions.

He then attacked «the sheer bovine stupidity of trying to engineer the rules of the market,» condemning Labour's announcement to freeze energy prices until 2017 (while simultaneously craftily kicking those poor old badgers).

For most political commentators, the Labour leader's speech was the best of the three, even though many punditswere extremely critical of the economic viability of his plan to freeze energy prices for two years.

Its fall in support was partially reversed for five months from last September — a period when Labour MPs voted against attacking Syria and plans to freeze energy prices and repeal the Bedroom Tax were announced.

But few voters we spoke to were impressed with Labour's flagship proposal to freeze energy prices, thinking it unworkable or likely to lead to large rises immediately before and after its imposition.

«By opposing [Labour] measures to freeze energy prices and expand free childcare for working parents, the Tories have shown once again that they only ever stand up for a privileged few not for hard - working families.»

«Labour is the only party which can do this with a plan to save the NHS, change the economy, freeze energy prices and reform the banks.»

That's why Labour is calling on David Cameron to freeze energy prices and address the cost of living crisis facing families across the country.

Instead this was all about Mr Miliband's lecture in Brighton the week before, and after the lecture Professor Miliband now set the essay title: «Is freezing energy prices a good idea or a communist plot?»

Labour's plans to tax non-doms and mansions or freeze energy prices were popular, while middle - class voters were wooed with tuition - fee and small - business tax cuts.

Labour's business spokesman Chuka Umunna tells Newsnight it is «patently absurd» to suggest that the lights might go out if Labour's plan to freeze energy prices is implemented.

Ed Miliband had popular policies on non-doms, freezing energy prices, ending the bedroom tax and cutting tuition fees.

Speaking on Sunday, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said the cut in the top rate of income tax earlier this year contrasted this with Labour's plans to freeze energy prices and a tax on bankers» bonuses to fund youth employment and house building schemes, which he claimed were in tune with public concerns.