Miatta Fahnbulleh: “As a start, we removed VAT from electricity bills to give everyone some breathing space.”

As Energy Secretary, I want to make one thing absolutely clear to Mirror readers: my focus is on bringing your energy bills down for good.

I know in Peckham that our warm home discount will assist nearly a third of households. It’s a start, but I also know that households struggling need more help.

Families will be understandably concerned about the cost of energy bills this winter adding that prices are being driven up by the Iran War.

Our schools, youth services, hospitals and care system are at breaking point, and children in my schools tell me that they only feel safe at home or at school – nowhere in between.