# Keir Starmer to consider ‘every lever available’ over Iran cost-of-living crisis

By Simon Francis — 2026-03-23

Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said: “People reliant on heating oil and gas cylinders to power their homes are already suffering from the oil and gas price spikes.

“Millions more households will face a 20 per cent increase in their energy bills from July.

“For families who are already in debt and already struggling with energy bills, there is no more time to waste.

“North Sea energy firms are on course to make bumper profits as a direct result of this crisis, potentially generating hundreds of millions of pounds a month in additional Windfall Tax revenues at current prices.

“That money should be used to protect households from the bill rises heading their way.

“Every lever available includes the levers that take money from those profiting from this crisis and put it into the pockets of those suffering because of it.

“The government should come out of the Cobra meeting with a clear commitment to targeted support for the households most at risk.

“The framework for that support must be ready to activate the moment the July price cap is confirmed.

“The lesson of the last energy crisis is that acting too slowly costs far more in the long run, both for households and for the public finances.

“The time to prepare that emergency support package is now.”

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