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- Khan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – as it happened Fri, 18 Sep 26, 1:45amThis blog is now closedAndrew Griffith has delivered his speech, and he is now taking questions.
- Khan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – UK politics live Thu, 17 Sep 26, 9:52pmIt comes after the Green leader, who is standing as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, recorded a campaign video in Urdu
- Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’ Wed, 20 May 26, 9:01amNational Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’
- Zack Polanski tells NEU teachers’ union that Greens would abolish ‘toxic’ Ofsted – as it happened Tue, 31 Mar 26, 4:10amThe Green party leader said Ofsted is a ‘failed institution’ and that teaching should move ‘toward a genuinely collaborative model’
- Starmer says UK won’t get ‘dragged into Iran war’ and there is no need for drivers to stock up on petrol – UK politics live Tue, 31 Mar 26, 1:34amUK PM to chair meeting on government’s response to economic consequences of Iran war later on Monday
- The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial Wed, 25 Mar 26, 5:52amMarkets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one
- Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – as it happened Wed, 11 Feb 26, 5:12amThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here
- Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told Sat, 8 Nov 25, 5:01pmEnergy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
- Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills Wed, 5 Nov 25, 7:47amExclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
- Keir Starmer prepares to miss key green target in effort to keep energy bills down Thu, 23 Oct 25, 7:47amExclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be quietly abandoned over cost
- Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened Tue, 7 Oct 25, 4:16amHalf of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader. This live blog is closed
- Tory plan to scrap green energy measures called ‘contradictory nonsense’ by environment groups – UK politics live Tue, 7 Oct 25, 1:23amShadow energy secretary’s plans dismissed as ‘dead wrong’ by environment groups
- 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
- Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment Tue, 10 Jun 25, 9:01amEd Miliband promises to ‘get Britain off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’ with new plant expected to create 10,000 jobs
- 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