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  "path": "/politics/keir-starmer-weak-remove-ed-miliband-rachel-reeves-save-uk-energy-crisis",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T12:59:25.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Rachel Reeves declares Brexit has ‘not been good’ and Britain should ‘absolutely align’ with EU",
    "Ed Miliband told open up the North Sea by manufacturers or ‘risk accelerating de-industrialisation’",
    "Petrol retailers U-turn on decision to axe talks with Rachel Reeves over 'inflammatory language'",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nKeir Starmer has been accused of being \"too politically weak\" to remove Ed Miliband from the Labour Government, despite his \"obsession\" with green energy.\n\nSpeaking to GB News, Economics Editor at The Spectator Michael Simmons said that even if the Prime Minister and Chancellor \"wanted to get rid of him\", Sir Keir is not \"strong enough\" to go through with it.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAs Britain's energy crisis continues to worsen, the Chancellor is planning to offer help for poorer households as energy bills surge due to the war in Iran.\n\nOil prices per litre have doubled since the crisis began, but Rachel Reeves says she's secured funding and agreed support with MPs for those not covered by the energy price cap.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the Chancellor's meeting with oil bosses yesterday, there have been calls for Keir Starmer to open up the North Sea and get Britain drilling in the face of higher bills.\n\nOffering his verdict of the plans, Mr Simmons told GB News that taking a more targeted approach would actually be the \"right thing to do\".\n\nHe explained: \"She certainly doesn't want to offer a major bailout, and that's why she's talking about this announcement on Monday where it's going to be targeted support, so for people that use heating oil and also for poorer families.\n\n\"And I think that is the right approach, because when Liz Truss did the more general support for everyone, the energy price guarantee, it ended up costing something like £80billion.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHowever, Mr Simmons criticised the UK's successive Governments and their \"inexcusable\" inability to tackle Britain's energy crisis head-on.\n\nHe said: \"What is inexcusable, despite my praise for the Chancellor just there, how can it be that we literally lived through this exact same crisis in 2022, in 2023, and seemingly politicians have done nothing to fix it?\n\n\"Why are we in a position again where we're totally reliant on global energy markets? Most voters don't care what kind of energy we have, whether it's from wind, whether it's from coal, whether it's from nuclear. We just need reliable, abundant, cheap energy.\"\n\nTaking aim at Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, Mr Simmons urged the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to \"have a word\" with him and his \"obsession\" with green energy.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Rachel Reeves declares Brexit has ‘not been good’ and Britain should ‘absolutely align’ with EU\n  * Ed Miliband told open up the North Sea by manufacturers or ‘risk accelerating de-industrialisation’\n  * Petrol retailers U-turn on decision to axe talks with Rachel Reeves over 'inflammatory language'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe swiped: \"I think Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves need to have a word with Ed Miliband, and say we're not going to be able to fix energy this year, but let's really sort this out so that this is the last time we have to go through an energy crisis.\"\n\nAnalysing Mr Miliband's position, Mr Simmons admitted that even if Sir Keir and Ms Reeves \"wanted to\" remove him, realistically he is \"not going anywhere\" due to the Prime Minister's \"weakness\".\n\nHe told GB News: \"I don't think they can get rid of Ed though, even if they wanted to.\n\n\"I think Starmer and Reeves are of that view that we should just have cheap, abundant energy, but I think that Ed Miliband has this bulk of popularity within the soft left of the Labour Party and on the left of the Labour vote, which means he's in a fairly strong position.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe made clear: \"And because the Prime Minister is so politically weak, there is nothing he can do.\n\n\"A stronger Prime Minister would probably take that approach, but I think unfortunately for bill payers, Ed Miliband I don't think is going anywhere.\"\n\nThe Department of Energy Security and Net Zero has said: \"Our priority is to deliver a fair, orderly and prosperous transition in the North Sea in line with our climate and legal obligations.\n\n\"They will drive our clean energy future of energy security, lower bills, and good long-term jobs.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Keir Starmer accused of being 'too politically weak' to remove Ed Miliband as Rachel Reeves scrambles to save UK energy crisis"
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