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Downing Street has said that "it does not believe" the death of the Queen will not affect plans to freeze energy bills. at midnight on Friday, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday afternoon .
The Royal Family will undertake a separate period of Royal Mourning, subject to the wishes of The King., which will extend for an additional seven days.But Downing Street said it does not believe the mourning period for the Queen’s death will affect new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s new policy to prevent energy bills soaring past £2,500.
"We’re working urgently now on the wider aspects of the policy to ensure it can be delivered. As it stands we do not believe the mourning period would impact on delivery of the policy, neither do we think it requires any sort of legislative moments during the mourning period. On Thursday, a day after the Queen appointed her as PM at Balmoral, Ms Truss announced major new plans to tackle soaring energy bills across the UK. She told MPs that domestic bills will be frozen at £2,500 as part of "two year energy price guarantee" to alleviate households' financial struggles during the cost of living crisis.
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