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- North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns Mon, 2 Sep 24, 11:46pmBattle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers
- Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – as it happened Tue, 9 Jul 24, 3:14amThis live blog is closed.Rachel Reeves has finished the speech, in which she confirmed a range of measures to speed up planning. I will post a full summary shortly.
- Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – UK politics live Tue, 9 Jul 24, 1:02amNew chancellor says she will make statement to MPs before summer recess about financial situation as she says UK economy has been ‘held back’
- North Sea oil decline: ‘We can’t have a repeat of what happened to 80s miners’ Mon, 1 Jul 24, 8:43pmUnlikely alliance of unions and climate groups call for ‘clear and funded’ transition plan for communities reliant on dwindling industry
- Starmer admits he flew by private jet to clean energy jobs rally in Scotland Fri, 31 May 24, 10:08pmLabour leader says it was ‘most efficient form of transport’ from Wales and party has offset the carbon
- Anas Sarwar stands by oil tax plans after Aberdeen executives call him ‘traitor’ Sat, 17 Feb 24, 4:26amScottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal as business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs
- Anas Sarwar stands by oil tax plans after attack from Aberdeen executives Sat, 17 Feb 24, 4:26amScottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal after business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs
- Labour formally drops £28bn green pledge and blames Tories for ‘crashing the economy’ – as it happened Fri, 9 Feb 24, 4:46amThis live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here
- Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise to Brianna Ghey’s father over trans jibe – UK politics live Fri, 9 Feb 24, 1:54amPrime minister says he was making a point about Keir Starmer and using tragedy to ‘detract from point I was making is worst of politics’
- Sunak refuses to apologise for anti-trans jibe at PMQs, saying linking his comment to Brianna Ghey tragedy was ‘worst of politics’ – UK politics live Thu, 8 Feb 24, 10:52pmPrime minister says he was making a point about Keir Starmer and using tragedy to ‘detract from point I was making is worst of politics’
- Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares Sun, 9 Jul 23, 11:00pmDavid Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interest
- MPs vote to approve Boris Johnson Partygate report – as it happened Tue, 20 Jun 23, 7:46amFormer prime minister censured in his absence, with 354 MPs voting to approve and just seven voting against
- MPs vote to approve Boris Johnson Partygate report – UK politics live Tue, 20 Jun 23, 6:52amFormer prime minister censured in his absence, with 354 MPs voting to approve and just seven voting against
- Boris Johnson: MPs debate report that found former prime minister misled parliament – UK politics live Tue, 20 Jun 23, 3:53amTheresa May says parliament must punish MPs who break rules as Penny Mordaunt says Johnson ‘undermined democratic process’
- Robert Jenrick says migrants with diphtheria symptoms will no longer be dispersed around country – as it happened Tue, 29 Nov 22, 4:40amImmigration minister confirms 50 cases of diphtheria linked to Manston asylum accommodation. This live blog is closed