Theresa May’s energy price cap has failed to tackle the problem of electricity rip-offs because she introduced the “wrong kind” of limit, according to the ex minister who led the Tory campaign for action. John Penrose said Mrs May’s cap on the cost of electricity and gas had left the problem…
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It all started so well. Almost every Member of Parliament agreed that the ‘Big Six’ energy firms had been ripping off their most loyal customers for years, and Something Must Be Done. What could possibly go wrong? So hopes were sky-high when, just over a year ago, Parliament passed a law…
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Revised plans to build thousands of homes across North Somerset need ‘big improvements’, according to Weston’s MP. John Penrose said he believed North Somerset Council’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) and draw up its own approach instead was the right call. The authority’s move comes after…
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In an interview with The House magazine, John Penrose said the likes of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands should also send MPs to represent them at Westminster. The MP for Weston-super-Mare, who served under both David Cameron and Theresa May, said it would show that the UK was “committed to…
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