Is it true that Cyrus Starmer in a letter to residents of Great Britain entrusted Russia with responsibility for rising energy prices?

In April 2025, a photograph of a paper letter spread through the rune, which the head of the British government allegedly sent to his compatriots. It says that the increase in electricity prices in the United Kingdom is associated with the Russian threat. We checked the authenticity of this picture.

A photograph of a document signed by British Prime Minister Kirmarmer spread over the network on April 11. The paper letter speaks of international politics, threat from Russia and the importance of increasing defense costs. The last Starmer allegedly explains the increase in electricity prices and asks for this tolerant. Resources that published photos of letters note that such a document received the British on the eve of the elections. 

A photo of the document was posted by Telegram channels "Uncle Glory"(172,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Geoenergetics Info"(155,000),"Voblya • News"(126 000),"Sheikh Tamir"(110 000),"Bankst"(108 000),"Freshness"(44,000) and others.

The letter, the photograph of which is published on the network, is addressed to a certain Stevens (its full name and address, apparently, are smeared in the upper left corner). Below is the signature of the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the leader of the Labor Party Kira Starmer, both positions were duplicated in the upper part of the document. The text begins with the memory of the fall of the Berlin wall. The author describes that era as a moment of hope for free and democratic Europe. Then he emphasizes that he could not imagine that he would see Russian tanks moving along the European continent again. According to the author, the main duty of the British government is to ensure the security of the country. This context mentions the visit of Starmer to US President Donald Trump to Washington and the Summit of European Leaders, including President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, in London. Allegedly, the British prime minister states that his government announced the largest increase in defense expenses of the United Kingdom since the Cold War - by £ 13.4 billion a year. He admits that the British already feel the consequences of a full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine (primarily an increase in prices and interruptions in energy supply), as well as threats from the Kremlin in cyberspace, at sea and even on the streets of the country. As explained in the letter, the current investment in security actually corresponds to the interests of British workers - increasing the defense capacity of the state will be accompanied by support for industry and creating jobs throughout the country.

British prime ministers have previously sent letters to all residents of the country. For example, such a mailing list at the beginning of the Pandemia of Coronavirus in 2020 was arranged by Boris Johnson, who urged this position, who called on compatriots to stay at home to combat the spread of the virus. About that campaign Reported on the official pages of the Prime Minister in social networks, its actively Lighted British The media (including the question of whether it is justified to spend several million pounds from the budget on such a newsletter). However, in the case of the alleged letter from Starmer, the corresponding press releases or notes could not be found.

The design of the letter, which Johnson sent five years ago, is noticeably different from the document in a viral photograph. Firstly, at the top of the letter the address of the official residence of the Prime Minister on Dauning Street, 10 and the coat of arms of Great Britain, is indicated. Secondly, the letters sent by Johnson were depersonalized-the name of the addressee was not indicated, all the inhabitants of the country received the same document. 

Johnson turned to compatriots by mail, because the pandemic of Coronavirus was an unprecedented situation, which can not be said about the current state of affairs in the British energy. By Last The official data, in the second quarter of 2025, the average household for electricity and gas will be higher than in the first quarter, by about 6%. The main reason for such a leap called The growth of wholesale prices for energy carriers. Although the current rise in price is noticeable, it is difficult to talk about it as an energy crisis: for example, in 2022 an account increased by more than 80% per quarter (and were more than twice as high as the current ones). Moreover, then the government did not organize any newsletters with explanations. 

Starmer from time to time Lays Appeals to British citizens on their pages on social networks, but these documents also differ from the viral image. In particular, in the official appeals, the coat of arms is also located on top, after which the date and only then the text. From below, the position, name and surname of the official - without an autograph and mentioning the Labor Party is indicated. About such appeals, as a rule, reported And on the official website of the British government.

The resources that spread the viral image often clarify that the letter allegedly came to the British mailboxes before the election in May. Who exactly has to elect the citizens of the country is not specified, but since the letter was signed by the head of government, we can conclude that we are talking about parliamentary elections. The last time they passed In July 2024. The term of powers of the House of Commons, the lower house of the British parliament, is five years, that is, in the current convocation it expires in 2029. The Prime Minister can contact the king with request for dissolution (this is what Starmer's predecessor Rishi Sunak did), the monarch usually satisfies her, but the dissolution of the parliament or the appointment of extraordinary elections was not reported. On May 1 in the UK Assigned local elections, but they pass Not in all regions and cities of the country. In this case, sending a letter dedicated to the elections, as stated in viral posts, to all residents of the kingdom (including those who do not have the right to vote), at least strange. But even if the letter was sent only living in the areas of the elections, then millions of people should have received it anyway. However, the same picture spreads in social networks.

Finally, at least one strangeness is in the very text of the letter. February 25 Starmer really announced The largest increase in defense costs since the Cold War (up to 2.5% of GDP annually since 2027), but there are no estimates of £ 13.4 billion in an official press release. Prime Minister himself called such a amount, but later Criticized for the introduction of citizens. Analysis of factor from the British project Full Fact showedthat in accordance with the government’s plans in the budget for 2027, the defense will be laid by about £ 6.1 billion more than previously planned for the same period. February 26, the day after Starmer's statement, Minister of Defense John Hili confirmedthat growth will be more than £ 6 billion, emphasizing that different calculation methods can give different results. It is unlikely that a month and a half after the refutation from the head of the military department, the Prime Minister again gave an erroneous assessment in a letter for citizens. 

On the other hand, the “output data” indicated in the lower part of the alleged letter indicate that the text at least could be placed on a genuine form. It states that it was published by the Welshi campaign A Mclay & Company by order of Holly Ridley in the interests of the Labor Party (its address is given right). Ridley I became The Secretary General of the Labor in September 2024, and the printing house from Cardiff Already a lot years Collaborates With the party. 

The reverse search by images in Google led to the alleged primary source of this document. It turned out to be fast In the social network X, placed by the user @steve_laws_ April 10 at 17:57 Moscow time. "Why does Starmer send us letters about the fall of the Berlin wall and Russian tanks?" - The tweet says. The author does not write directly about the massive nature of the newsletter, but such a conclusion can be made by signature. The user also does not indicate that he personally received the letter, although the appeal at the beginning of the text coincides with the name of the author. In the comments to this publication some Wrotethat they did not receive such a letter.

The owner of this account is Steve Law, the extreme right activist, famous its aggressive anti -migrant rhetoric. He protrudes For forced reemination - the deportation of not only migrants, but also British citizens of foreign origin. In his publications, Laws are actively Promotes The theories of conspiracy, including the idea of ​​a great substitution (within the framework of this theory, certain world elites replace white Europeans with Muslims). Also, the activist has repeatedly Critical The British government for excessive, in his opinion, assistance to Ukraine, as well as accused Ex-Prime Minister Johnson in the escalation of war. 

In the Russian language, information about the mass mailing of the letter and his photograph were the first distributed Telegram channel Bankst on April 10 at 21:50 Moscow time. In this publication, there was a clarification that the letter supposedly came to millions of the British on the eve of the May elections. 

Thus, about the sending of letters from the Prime Minister of Great Britain to compatriots in which Starmer has tied an increase in electricity accounts with a Russian military threat, only one photograph was known from the X. In the design and text of the letter there are numerous inaccuracies and oddities.

Photo on the cover: Wikimedia Commons

Most likely not true

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