Bring energy costs in line with neighbours
“Within 10 years, I want those costs to be in line with our neighbours.”
- Promised
Where it stands
Stated as an aim ("I want"). The Prime Minister said British businesses and billpayers pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe, and that meeting the aim means reforming the energy market. "Within 10 years" is recorded as a deadline of 29 September 2036, ten years after the speech. The speech names no measure of costs and no list of neighbours; the card moves when the government sets one, or a plan to reach the aim.
What has happened
- Sep 2026The Prime Minister tells Labour's conference he wants British energy costs in line with neighbouring countries' within 10 years, Promised
- Sep 2036Energy costs due to be in line with neighbours (editorial date, 10 years from the speech), Deadline
About the cost
No cost has been published.
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