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Grant Shapps defends Rishi Sunak as Tory party unrest grows following local election losses

‘I think this is a party that still, after years in government and despite having to put up with things like the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and all the costs attached to it, is actually buzzing with ideas,’ Mr Shapps said

Evening Standard

Tories ‘buzzing with ideas’, says Shapps amid grassroots criticism of Sunak

The Energy Secretary played down suggestions of unrest within the party ranks amid the fallout from the local elections.

The Independent UK

Russian tycoon suing UK government for return of £38m superyacht

Sergei Georgievich Naumenko, who is not on sanctions list, is also seeking damages in high court claim

The Guardian - UK

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Owner of seized £38million superyacht launches High Court fight to get it back

The owner of a £38 million superyacht detained by the UK government at the start of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has launched a High Court bid to regain control of it.

Evening Standard

The anti-fraud Tories? You couldn’t make it up…

Rishi Sunak’s war on fraudsters might as well have been announced with an animation of a cartoon fox advising us on how to protect chickens

The Guardian - UK

Carbon capture omission leads Chamber and council leaders to write to Westminster urging rapid rethink

Humber's grand schemes missed forerunner status despite the industrial cluster being the most carbon intensive

Birmingham Post

Train operators and union leaders criticise draft UK strike laws

Proposals are ‘unsafe’, ‘a recipe for disaster’ and may worsen industrial relations and passenger outcomes, MPs told

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Who is Diane Abbott? MP tells ITV Tory donor Frank Hester’s remarks ‘frightening’

Worried London politician calls for Sir Keir Starmer’s support following Hester’s ‘alarming’ remarks

Evening Standard

Labour suspends Diane Abbott in attempt to stifle fresh antisemitism row

MP loses party whip after writing letter suggesting Jewish, Irish, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people had not experienced racism

The Guardian - UK

London Marathon fans warned to avoid travelling to the most famous part of route

Hugh Brasher, event director for the TCS London Marathon, has urged people to "watch the marathon from other locations and avoid the Parliament Square area on the day"

Daily Mirror

London Marathon fans urged to avoid Parliament amid Extinction Rebellion protest

The climate group said it has no plans to disrupt the event, despite the final stretch of the race intersecting with its planned protest.

The Independent UK

New prepayment meter rules must be properly enforced, says Grant Shapps

Suppliers in Great Britain have agreed code banning them from installations in homes of over-85s

The Guardian - UK

Blending hydrogen into gas heating ‘could add almost £200’ to UK bills

Campaigners say potential energy plan would leave consumers bearing cost of building hydrogen economy

The Guardian - UK

Heat pumps: why you can claim a £5,000 government grant for longer

Why you now have more time to apply for a government grant towards getting a heat pump in your home

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The Independent UK

Wayne Couzens should be stripped of police pension, London mayor says

Mayor warns that Sarah Everard’s killer is still eligible for pension from his time with armed force protecting nuclear sites

Evening Standard

Strip murderer Wayne Couzens of police pension, says Sadiq Khan

The Mayor of London has written to Energy Secretary Grant Shapps to urge him to “take all possible steps to ensure that Couzens is stripped of his pension”

The Guardian - UK

New oilfield in the North Sea would blow the UK’s carbon budget

Campaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zero

The Guardian - UK

Net zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts target

Government admits its policies will achieve only 92% of cuts and experts think that is a ‘generous reading’

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Daily Mirror

Minister responsible for heat pumps rollout admits he hasn't had one fitted

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said engineers are due to visit his home within weeks to assess if the device can be installed, as he promoted the Government's Powering Up Britain plan

The National (Scotland)

SNP slam Tory energy plan as Acorn Project still lacks 'concrete plan'

The UK Government’s energy announcement has been heavily criticised by senior SNP leaders, including new FM Humza Yousaf.

Evening Standard

Plug it in: £100m boost for electric car charging in South-East

Grant Shapps says he wants it ‘to be as easy to charge your EV as it is to fill up at the pump’

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves says Labour does not plan to increase capital gains tax

It comes after Angela Rayner said Rishi Sunak ‘pays a far lower tax rate than working people’ because most of his earnings came from capital gains.

The Independent UK

Penalties for homeowners sticking with gas is no ‘rip out your boiler’ plan, insists minister

‘We’re not forcing anyone to remove gas boiler’, says energy secretary Grant Shapps

Liverpool Echo

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid apologises for explicit remark in fitting Paul O'Grady tribute

Fans heaped praise on Linda Thorson as she issued a scathing barb in her tribute to the TV legend

Evening Standard

I’m no ‘eco-warrior’, says Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps

Government unveils sweeping series of announcements aimed at reducing energy bills and making households greener

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