Last week we said goodbye to Her Majesty the Queen, a constant throughout British public life for the last 70 years. We celebrate and remember a dedicated public servant, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and huge part of history. For Britain, this is a moment of change and uncertainty and our thoughts are with her family and the public at this time.

Downing Street has rightly said that the period of mourning will not delay the energy bill freeze. The freeze shows that the government has finally grasped the scale of the challenge, but it has made a serious mistake in not asking energy companies to foot the bill, and millions still face a forbidding winter. NEF’s alternative plan is greener, gives more help to those who need it most and prepares us for the long run.

Miatta Fahnbulleh, Chief Executive, NEF