The claim is that Kemi Badenoch welcomes action to cut the cost of energy. Multiple sources confirm that Badenoch has consistently and publicly welcomed action to cut energy costs: 1. **Her own policy proposals**: Badenoch and the Conservative Party proposed a "Cheap Power Plan" to cut household electricity bills by 20%, including scrapping VAT on energy bills, removing green levies, and maximizing North Sea oil and gas production. Her own website states: "Our Cheap Power Plan would cut household electricity bills by 20 per cent." 2. **Her response to the government's VAT cut**: In an op-ed in The Sun, Badenoch wrote: "So I'm not going to criticise him for finally catching up with me by cutting VAT from electricity bills. I've been saying that for years." She acknowledged "Energy bills are too high" and "ANDY BURNHAM is right about one thing." 3. **Her consistent public advocacy**: On BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Badenoch said the government should cut taxes on energy bills before considering bailouts. She told Sky News: "We need to get Britain drilling. A strong economy relies on cheap, abundant energy." While Badenoch criticized the funding mechanism for the VAT cut (calling it unfunded) and argued the measure didn't go far enough, these qualifications do not contradict the core claim that she welcomes action to cut energy costs. She explicitly welcomed the VAT cut itself and has her own broader plan to reduce energy bills. Sources: - BBC News, "Cut taxes on energy bills before giving bailouts, Kemi Badenoch says" — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d941vw172o - BBC News, "Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge" — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gx01d0re1o - The Sun, "Burnham's VAT cut is robbing Peter to pay Paul…" by Kemi Badenoch — https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39832186/burnham-vat-cut-labour-kemi-badenoch/ - The Independent, "Badenoch dismisses calls for fuel rationing…" — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-north-sea-drilling-iran-oil-b2947669.html - Kemi Badenoch MP, "Drilling the North Sea is the answer to the energy crisis" — https://www.kemibadenoch.org.uk/news/kemi-badenoch-mp-drilling-north-sea-answer-energy-crisis - The Independent, "Burnham announces £850m tax cut on energy bills but faces questions over funding" — https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/vat-andy-burnham-cabinet-john-healey-government-b3018683.html