Net zero secretary Ed Miliband is set to face pressure over energy bills.

A government-run survey has cast doubt on Labour’s push for net zero as Brits fear that it would push up living expenses in both the short and long term.

The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) own research has suggested that the government is losing the public’s faith in its mission to cut energy bills by accelerating Britain’s energy transition away from fossil fuels.

The Whitehall-run survey found that 69 per cent of people believed net zero policies would increase their living expenses in the next two years, a rise of four percentage points compared to the last time the research was conducted.

Brits were also more negative (41 per cent) about the impacts of net zero on the UK economy in t

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