Last night, the Conservative leadership candidates shared their views on taxes, the cost of living, the NHS, gender identity and more. We’ve taken a closer look at some of the things they said 👇
According to Ofgem, environmental and social obligation costs
of an average direct debit energy bill under the current price cap. It told us in May that about £95 of that amount goes towards “environmental only” policies.£1,200 cost of living paymentIt’s not clear exactly what that figure was based on. It is correct that the Ofgem energy bill price cap for those on direct debits is expected to rise from the currentin October.
There was a 54% rise in the price cap in April 2022 which previously increased prices by around £700, a previous rise in October 2021 and a further smaller rise is currently forecast for January 2023.Finally, while a number of exchanges on the NHS focused on waiting lists, treatment backlogs and funding, the claim which attracted most curiosity online was when Ms Mordaunt said: “The top 180 innovations that we have had. How many are used in the NHS? None.
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