Labour aims to force Parliamentary debate on energy costs and security

Cecilia Keating
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Labour aims to force Parliamentary debate on energy costs and security

Opposition Party to argue King's Speech failed to include any measures to bring down energy bills

Labour has announced it will force a debate in Parliament on energy bills and independence, as the row over the government's plan to legislate for annual oil and gas drilling rounds intensifies. The...

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