The prime minister has now pledged to scrap policies that would force landlords to upgrade energy efficiency in their homes, after pressure from landlords about the costs of doing so, but said the government would “encourage” households to carry out the work.

“This appears to be yet another U-turn that could lead to higher bills just like the prime minister’s decision last week to roll back landlord insulation standards that could leave renters paying an additional £8bn on energy bills,” energy analyst Jess Ralston at non-profit group the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit says. The UK is often described as having some of the oldest and least energy efficient housing in Europe.

  • @Alteon
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    51 year ago

    People have been saying “Fuck Tories” for years. When are people going to wake up and do something about it?

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      They don’t win elections. It’s FPTP that keeps giving them keys. The majority vote for other parties, just not same other party.

      FPTP has got to go if we want representation.