'Speed matters because every month these things are not done is another month we're overpaying,' he said, adding: 'When it comes to wider economic growth: every business in the UK needs energy.
Energy boss and Government adviser Greg Jackson has become the latest leading business figure to urge Labour to move faster to unleash growth.
He said companies had 'heard positive words on reform' and now needed to see the action plan, adding: 'Businesses move fast, and in today's world we need to see Government move fast too.'.
The chief executive of Octopus Energy this weekend told Ministers to get on with reforms to deliver cheaper energy for all, saying: 'We need to see action.'.
Business leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated with Chancellor Rachel Reeves's flailing growth agenda, which is targeting long-term reforms and projects such as a third runway at Heathrow, but shows little sign of delivering shorter term benefits.
