NET Zero zealot Ed Miliband has been accused of hypocrisy for keeping his gas boiler rather than switching to green alternatives.
The Energy Secretary boasted back in February that he had installed a heat pump at his house.
But The Sun can reveal that while his London home may be kitted out, Mr Miliband still relies on a gas boiler at his constituency property in South Yorkshire.
Receipts show that in February — the very month he trumpeted his green credentials — he claimed £121.18 for gas and £47.73 for electricity from the taxpayer.
Mr Miliband plans to ban gas boilers from new homes later this year.
And he wants 600,000 heat pumps fitted every year by 2028.
Households are being offered £7,500 subsidies to make the switch, while boiler makers face fines if they don’t sell more heat pumps.
Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice accused the Net Zero Secretary of “deceiving the British public”.
He said: “Even Mad Ed cannot commit to Net Zero on a personal level.”
Tory Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said: “It’s one rule for him, another for the rest of us”.
A Department for Net Zero spokeman said: “The government is supporting consumers to make their own choices – and we are helping make that possible by bringing down the cost of heat pumps.”
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