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It comes ahead of a new Emergency Energy Bill, which campaigners say will slash prices for British homeowners. The Bill would reopen drilling in the North Sea, abolish the 2030 clean power targets and stop regulators such as Ofgem from being handed targets tied to the rollout of net zero. Leading the charge from Labour’s own benches is Graham Stringer, a vocal critic of Sir Keir Starmer, who warned that “net zero policies are exporting jobs and doing little for the atmosphere”.

Mr Stringer said “borrowing to pay for this perverse policy” would dump the costs “on our children and grandchildren”.

He branded the failure to increase North Sea drilling “economic recklessness” that was denying “future generations the jobs needed to pay off the debts”.

His attack was echoed by Tory Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho, who warned Britain would “miss out on the growth that comes alongside AI and the industries of the future unless we prioritise cheap electricity now”.

She accused Whitehall of imposing a “legislative straitjacket” on the country – one that was “pushing up energy prices, sucking growth out of our economy and making us a warning, not an example, to the rest of the world”.

The cross-party assault piles fresh pressure on Mr Miliband, who has faced increasing pressure over his push for a net zero energy industry in the UK.

But the Energy Secretary has consistently defended his agenda, insisting a rebooting of the so-called green economy will deliver cheap energy and good jobs across the country.