Labour MP for Chesterfield Toby Perkins has welcomed Ed Miliband’s announcement that One Nation Labour is planning to freeze energy bills until the start of 2017. Under the CONDEM government, gas and electricity bills have gone up £300 for the average household. Commenting on the rip-off bills, Toby said: "It's great that Ed Miliband has committed a future Labour government to putting a stop to sky-rocketing bills. However, households across the UK are struggling to manage now. "David Cameron and his Lib Dem backers can and should put a stop to this. Sign my petition so they can see the strength of feeling at their failure to act."