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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

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt unveils green technology plan with swipe at Joe Biden

Tory energy plan ‘dangerously lacklustre’, say climate campaigners – as UK chancellor attacks US green subsidies

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps to announce multi-billion pound ‘energy revolution’

But critics described Mr Shapps’s announcement as ‘weak and feeble’

The Independent UK

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UK government gambles on carbon capture and storage tech despite scientists’ doubts

Controversial technology is at centre of ‘powering up Britain’ strategy, but critics argue it has ‘little merit’ and ‘delays real cuts in emissions’

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt accused of ‘shameful’ inaction as green industrial plan not ready until autumn

‘Full national response’ to rival US and EU strategies won’t be ready until autumn statement, says chancellor

The Independent UK

London economy facing £2bn climate hit to economy

London faces a near £2 billion hit to its economy if climate change causes temperatures to soar by 2 degrees by the end of the century, a new report has warned.

Evening Standard

British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO slammed over 'horrifying' prepayment meter installations

British Gas, Scottish Power, and OVO energy were responsible for 70 per cent of forced installations last year, according to government figures

Manchester Evening News

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UK energy firms forcibly installed 94,000 prepayment meters last year

Scottish Power, British Gas and Ovo responsible for 70% of forced installations, government says

The Guardian - UK

Mum killed by 'careless' DPD driver as coroner calls for better break time laws

Jennifer Davies, 69, was fatally knocked down as she crossed a roundabout in Brighton, East Sussex, with coroner Penelope Schofield writing to the Department for Transport

Daily Mirror

Fears that UK’s net zero strategy will be blown off course by oil and gas pressures

The UK government presentation in Aberdeen this week should be a reaction to the Joe Biden’s subsidies, but from renewables to drilling, it’s set to fall short

The Guardian - UK

TikTok to be blocked from ‘all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network’

Parliament is blocking TikTok from its devices and networks in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.

Evening Standard

TikTok to be banned from UK parliamentary devices

Move follows UK government’s decision to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan cleared of breaching City Hall code of conduct with Elizabeth line opening

Grant Shapps, who at the time was Transport Secretary, claimed the announcement was an “act of breathtaking political cynicism”

Evening Standard

TikTok UK ban: what it means, who is banned and what is a government phone

The government have announced the app is banned from government devices

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The Independent UK

Labour unveils five-point plan to prevent repeat of P&O ‘brutal mass firing and rehiring’

Exclusive: ‘Never again should any company think they can treat workers with such contempt and be given the green light,’ says Angela Rayner

Wales Online

TikTok could be banned in UK as MPs call for formal investigation

The Information Commissioner could rule that TikTok is in breach of UK law

The Independent UK

UK bans Chinese-owned TikTok from government devices amid mounting security concerns

Block follows similar moves in Europe and the US

Tribune News Service

UK bans TikTok app on government phones over security fears

LONDON — The U.K. banned TikTok from government phones with immediate effect over security fears, the latest restriction imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app after similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

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The Independent UK

The TikTok MPs – who now can’t use it on government phones

Despite security concerns, many MPs are active on TikTok and have tens of thousands of followers

The Independent UK

Which Government and MP accounts are on TikTok?

Matt Hancock has more than 180,000 followers on the video-sharing app, and Nadine Dorries nearly 11,000.

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps insists he will keep using TikTok on personal phone

The Energy Secretary took inspiration from the Wolf Of Wall Street as he informed his followers: “I will not be leaving.”

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps stays on TikTok and cites ‘I’m not f***ing leaving’ meme

Energy secretary took inspiration from famous DiCaprio scene in Wolf Of Wall Street

Evening Standard

Budget 2023: Great British Nuclear - what are the plans?

The new flagship body is set to oversee projects that will provide 25% of Britain’s electricity by 2050

The Guardian - UK

Budget does little to meet UK’s net zero carbon goals, say campaigners

Chancellor silent on home insulation, oil and gas windfall tax, and onshore windfarms – but freezes fuel duty

Wales Online

Energy firms to be banned from charging prepayment meter customers more

'We’ve already cut energy bills by almost half this winter, and this latest reform is proof again that we’re always on the side of families'

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