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How climate change could fare in the UK's new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The UK government has announced its business department will be split into separate departments for science, business and energy. The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, to give it its full name, represents the return of an energy and climate-focused department after a seven-year hiatus.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak breaks up Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in major restructure

Sacked Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi has been replaced with Greg Hands, who had been trade minister and Grant Shapps, who had been business secretary, will now be the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary.

Birmingham Post

Who has gone where in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle?

PM announces Zahawi replacement and breaks up business department

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak Cabinet reshuffle in full: New Tory party chairman and Energy Secretary appointed

The Prime Minister created four new government departments

Evening Standard

UK's Sunak shuffles cabinet to bolster pledges on economy

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledges to spur the economy, reduce energy prices and turn around his party's fortunes before an election expected next year.

Reuters

Rishi Sunak reshuffle: ‘red wall’ MP Lee Anderson named deputy Tory chair – as it happened

Controversial MP appointed as Greg Hands’ deputy; Michelle Donelan becomes minister for science, innovation and technology

The Guardian - UK

Civil servants accuse Truss government of rushing through £69bn energy support plans without scrutiny

Report reveals accounting officer given ‘ministerial direction’ to push ahead with energy scheme despite objections

The Independent UK

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Energy bills: ‘significant number’ of Britons got help they didn’t need – NAO

Public spending watchdog says £69bn package was applied so quickly it could be open to fraud

The Guardian - UK

Officials warned they did not have enough time to assess energy support plans

Civil servants told ministers they did not have enough time to work out the implications of the Government’s energy support schemes.

The Independent UK

You could be paying £250 more for your energy due to obscure rule - how to check

This quirk in determining the price of electricity has meant UK households have overpaid by up to £7.2billion throughout 2021 and 2022 according to the new research

Daily Mirror

Octopus Energy calls rivals ‘desperate’ in bitter court clash

British Gas, E.ON and Scottish Power demand scrutiny of process by which rival acquired collapsed Bulb

The Guardian - UK

Bailout offer tabled to British Steel by UK government - source

Could deal make for a happy Chinese New Year for owner Jingye Group and the near 4,000 employees?

Birmingham Post

Plan to boost smart electric vehicle charging could save drivers £1,000 a year

The Government aims to seize technologies that delay EV charging during demand peaks and share power back to the grid.

The Independent UK

Whitehall spending ‘tens of millions’ on Rees-Mogg’s bill to scrap EU laws

Opposition MPs call for government rethink on ‘reckless’ plans to rewrite almost 4,000 European regulations

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The Independent UK

Sunak ‘considered banning thousands of key workers from joining union’

Union boss hits out at ‘biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak considered union ban for thousands of key staff – leaked emails

Internal messages reveal proposals described as potentially ‘the biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations

The Guardian - UK

Nearly £1bn of fraudulent Covid grants made to UK firms ‘unlikely to be recovered’

Business department says in annual report that a total of £985m likely to be lost to ‘fraud and error’

Insider UK

No minimum legal standard for heat pump installers is 'nonsensical' - industry body

Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering calls for government action to ensure quality

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The Guardian - UK

UK ministers float plan for ‘hydrogen-ready’ domestic boilers from 2026

BEIS says strategy will reduce the cost of scrapping fossil-fuel-only fittings after their useful life

Wales Online

Martin Lewis shares important update on £200 energy payment this winter

The money is being given to those who heat their homes using certain methods

Birmingham Post

Global Centre of Rail Excellence urges UK firms to enter rail construction competition

GCRE, Innovate UK and BEIS are offering UK firms up to £7.44 million of grant funding for innovative ideas in rail construction

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s Brexit opportunities fund ‘rebranded existing grants’

Business tired of ‘smoke and mirrors’ over funding, says Labour

The Independent UK

UK workers to have right to ask for flexible working from first day in job under new law

New legislation is a ‘no-brainer’, says government minister

The Guardian - UK

UK staff to have right to ask for flexible working from day one in job

Legislation brought forward but unions say government could go further to make it ‘the norm’

Birmingham Post

Bold decisions required to unleash the Humber on Net Zero - Ed Miliband hears from business

Shadow Energy Secretary joins Chamber roundtable on decarbonisation agenda

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