Gordon Brown calls on governments to lower energy price caps and temporarily renationalize energy companies that fail to provide consumers with low energy rates. I was.
In The Guardian, the former Labor Prime Minister likened the current cost of living crisis and rising energy costs to his 2008 banking crisis.
On the broadside of Boris Johnson - who recently enjoyed a trip to Slovenia - Mr Brown said of the crisis, "Don't take a vacation. Please don't wear it." ”.
He has to make "several urgently necessary decisions", including suspending or reforming the energy price cap, taxing city bonuses, of windfall taxes may be included.
Mr Brown says the government should work with businesses to keep energy prices in check after it was revealed this week that energy prices could jump to £4,266 a year in his January. Stated.
He told the newspaper: As a last resort, operate essential services from the public sector until the crisis is over.
Nearly 50,000 people signed a petition in support of Mr. Brown's call for emergency funding to tackle the cost of living crisis.
The campaign group 38 Degrees said he had tens of thousands of signatures across the UK within 24 hours of going live.
The petition states: “Governments raised Universal Credits to provide lifelines to millions during the pandemic. With enough pressure, they could do it again.”
30} The former prime minister joins metropolitan mayors, anti-poverty groups and faith leaders across the country in calling for urgent government action on universal credit and support for families.Brown said:
38 Degrees Strategy Director Ellie Gerard said: Three jobs to make ends meet, the family faces freezing in their own homes.
"The news that energy prices could jump to £4,000 next year has only exacerbated the panic felt by millions.
" All the while our government is away for the summer holidays, the candidates for the next prime minister have been silent, deafening to families at stake.
“In just a few hours, tens of thousands of British people supported Gordon Brown's call for an emergency budget, and immediately backed plans to withdraw serious legislation and help families.”
Additional report by PA
