Ed Miliband accused of hypocrisy over keeping gas boiler
The Energy Secretary has encouraged others to switch to heat pumps while he keeps a gas boiler in his constituency home.
Ed Miliband has been accused of "deceiving the British public" for for keeping his gas boiler rather than switching to greener heat pumps.
The Energy Secretary has installed a heat pump at his London house but he still relies on a gas boiler at his constituency property in South Yorkshire.
Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice accused the Net Zero Secretary of “deceiving the British public”.
He said: “Even Mad Ed cannot commit to Net Zero on a personal level.”
Receipts show that in February, Mr Miliband claimed £121.18 for gas and £47.73 for electricity from the taxpayer.
Mr Miliband wants 600,000 heat pumps fitted every year by 2028.
Households are being offered £7,500 subsidies to make the switch, while boiler makers face fines if they don’t sell more heat pumps.
Tory Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said: “It’s one rule for him, another for the rest of us”.
A Department for Net Zero spokeman said: “The government is supporting consumers to make their own choices – and we are helping make that possible by bringing down the cost of heat pumps.”
