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- UK to cut green levies on businesses in bid to reduce energy costs and boost manufacturing Mon, 23 Jun 25, 7:30amMeasure announced by Keir Starmer is key plank of government’s long-awaited industrial strategy 10-year plan
- Reeves promised oil industry ‘quid pro quo’ over windfall tax in private meeting Thu, 19 Jun 25, 9:00pmGovernment accused of making ‘secret exchange deal’ with fossil fuel companies to compensate for tax hike
- DESNZ Spending Budget To Rise To £12.6 Billion A Year Sun, 15 Jun 25, 3:00pmThe already bloated DESNZ has just been handed an astonishing real terms increase of 15.6% in its budget for the next five years in Rachel Reeves’ latest Spending Review:
- GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors Thu, 12 Jun 25, 4:01amNational energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance
- Spending review: Reeves vows to ‘renew Britain’ with big rises for NHS, housing and defence Wed, 11 Jun 25, 11:49pmChancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerity
- UK politics: Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – as it happened Wed, 11 Jun 25, 2:32amDaisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against Trump
- The Guardian view on Labour’s nuclear bet: big promises, but bigger questions remain unanswered | Editorial Wed, 11 Jun 25, 3:33amA bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarity
- Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – UK politics live Tue, 10 Jun 25, 9:58pmDaisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against Trump
- Miliband says funding plan means Sizewell C will happen as Green party criticises spending – UK politics live Tue, 10 Jun 25, 6:48pmEnergy secretary says government is ‘putting forward the money’ for new nuclear power station as Greens say money better spent on green energy
- Labour’s £13.2bn warm homes plan will not face cuts in spending review Thu, 5 Jun 25, 8:51pmSource confirms decision that will help meet net zero targets and pledge to cut energy bills by £300
- No mention of green issues by Rachel Reeves, but her silence comes as a relief Thu, 27 Mar 25, 5:08amFact that chancellor swerved climate crisis and net zero targets suggests sector has avoided the axe for now
- The government's climate plans are still ambitious and on-track, so why is Labour making so much anti-green noise? | Richard Power Sayeed Thu, 13 Mar 25, 1:37amWith apparent support for airport expansion and fossil fuel exploration, it may look as if the party is abandoning the climate challenge, but it’s just pantomime
- The Guardian view on Labour eyeing green cuts: they would undermine growth and climate goals | Editorial Mon, 3 Mar 25, 4:25amBold pledges to fund climate projects now appear under threat, exposing deeper fiscal constraints and policy dilemmas within the government
- ‘We’d go absolutely nuts’: PM warned of Labour fight if he backs huge oilfield Sat, 1 Feb 25, 4:59amExclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank development
- Starmer warned against approving oilfield after Labour unease over Heathrow Sat, 1 Feb 25, 4:59amExclusive: MPs and ministers say they plan to oppose the PM if he gives consent to the Rosebank development