Starmer, Sarwar and Miliband are putting out mixed messages on the purpose of GB Energy, writes TERRY MURDEN
When Sir Keir Starmer told a radio interviewer on Friday morning that his new GB Energy company would not be a generator, but an investment vehicle, he caused some excitement among the media and opposition politicians who detected another u-turn on a policy that appeared to be quickly unravelling.
The SNP said it showed Labour’s plan was a sham, while the Scottish Greens, normally supporters of transition, were equally unimpressed by GB Energy coming out with a new identity and accused Labour of misleading voters. Labour’s top brass were forced to explain its true purpose but left us wondering if it would, in the end, be a bit of both. A sort of non-binary energy company.
Despite earlier statements that it would be a generator, there has been…
