Britons to spend average of £10,000 on energy bills during this parliament

Exclusive: Labour vows to end ‘sticking plaster’ energy policies, as analysis shows crippling costs of bills expected up to 2024

Bills expected to rise again in April

(PA)

UK households will be forced to spend an average of £10,000 on energy bills during the lifetime of this five-year parliament, new analysis has revealed.

Labour said its analysis of official figures and forecasts showed families will shell out an average of £2,000 a year on energy costs in the period between 2019 and 2024.

Sir Keir Starmer’s party said the amount spent on gas and electricity bills in the period was almost £3,000 more than over three terms of the Labour government of 1997 to 2010 – when costs over 13 years totalled £7,400 per household.