'Repeatedly misleading': Fact-checkers call out Liz Truss's claim no one will pay more than £2,500 on energy

Liz Truss wrongly claims 'no-one' will pay more than £2,500 in energy bills

Liz Truss has wrongly claimed that “nobody” will pay more than £2,500 in energy bills from 1 October. During a morning broadcast round today, 29 September, the prime minister told BBC Radio Kent and BBC Radio Leeds that the maximum amount households will pay is £2,500 under the Energy Price Guarantee. Ms Truss also made these claims during a CNN interview. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy said that £2,500 is an “expect

'Repeatedly misleading': Fact-checkers call out Liz Truss's claim no one will pay more than £2,500 on energy

The UK's leading, independent fact-checking charity said: "We wrote to the prime minister about getting this wrong only yesterday." It is "vital" people are given correct information, it said.

Truss urged to clarify ‘false’ claim “nobody is paying fuel bills of more than £2,500”

Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to clarify a reportedly false claim  that “nobody is paying fuel bills of more than £2,500”. Fact-checking charity Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to clarify a “false” claim  that “nobody is paying fuel bills of more than £2,500”.

Liz Truss says nobody will pay more than £2,500 for their energy bills. Here's why that's wrong

The Prime Minister's repeated claim that all households' annual utility bills will be capped at £2,500 is not correct

Liz Truss falsely claims no one's energy bills will be higher than £2,500

The Prime Minister was blasted by Full Fact after saying 'nobody' will be paying electricity and gas bills of more than £2,500 a year - when in fact, that's just the average

Liz Truss wrongly claims nobody will pay more than £2,500 for energy bills - The Big Issue

In fact, the government's own figures say the average bill for a house will be £2,650 under Liz Truss's new energy price cap