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Jeremy Hunt poised to approve £300m support package for British Steel

Grant would help steelmaker cut its carbon footprint and avoid thousands of jobs losses

The Guardian - UK

Shapps issues warning on ‘dangerous’ US multi-billion dollar green subsidies

The Business Secretary said Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act could mark a slide into protectionism.

The Independent UK

UN agency rejects Tory ministers' claims it backs 'draconian' anti-strike laws

The PM Rishi Sunak and the Business Secretary Grant Shapps have both highlighted the International Labour Organisation when defending proposals to impose 'minimum service levels' during industrial action

Daily Mirror

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UN agency and US labour secretary deny backing UK anti-strike bill

Remarks at odds with government claims that planned minimum service law has ‘international seal of approval’

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps: Officials ‘actively working’ on prepayment meter disconnections

Business Secretary Grant Shapps told MPs in the Commons ‘we do not want to see people cut off during this cold weather’.

The Independent UK

‘I said hair-brushing, not airbrushing’: Shapps admits Boris Johnson photo mistake

The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps says sorry for airbrushing Boris Johnson out of Twitter photo

The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet

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Shapps apologises for airbrushing Boris Johnson out of Twitter photo

The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet.

The Independent UK

Anti-strike legislation passes first test but wave of industrial action rolls on

Teachers are the latest group of workers to vote for a walkout, joining nurses, railway workers and ambulance staff

The Independent UK

Anti-strike legislation passes first test, but wave of industrial action rolls on

National Education Union (NEU) the latest to be planning strikes, with teachers set to walk out on seven days in February and March

Wales Online

Teachers support strike action as MPs back controversial legislation

Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for strike action.

The Independent UK

It’s obvious there’s a deal to be done with the unions – except to Shapps and Sunak

To Grant and Rish!, the nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, teachers and railway workers are militant, hard-hearted killers

The Guardian - UK

‘Foolish’ anti-strike bill would stop some workers from ever striking, says Labour

Angela Rayner claims people in certain job categories could lose the right to withdraw their labour under Tory plans

The Guardian - UK

Proof that ‘oven-ready’ Boris Johnson is finally cooked

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The Independent UK

Grant Shapps says Labour ‘putting lives at risk’ by opposing anti-strike law

Labour accuses business secretary of ‘pouring petrol on fire’ of current strikes

Chronicle Live

Workers protest over 'undemocratic legislation' outside Northumberland MP's office as part of national campaign

Members of the RMT, Fire Brigades Union, and Public and Commercial Services Union all showed up outside the Blyth Valley MP's office in an attempt to stop the Government from "rushing through anti-strike legislation"

Wales Online

'Government's behavior is like a dictator's' Workers protest against anti-strike bill

There's a larger protest taking place outside Parliament on Monday, and there's also a petition, which already has almost 160,000 signatures

The Independent UK

Workers protest against anti-strike bill

Members of Unison, UCU, TSSA and Unite gathered outside the Business Secretary’s constituency office to oppose the new legislation.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE, Britain Sign MoU to Advance Energy Sector, Climate Action

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Britain on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance strategic and technical cooperation in the energy sector. The MoU was signed during a visit by Britain's Business and Energy Secretary, Grant Shapps, to Abu Dhabi. Britain's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy…

Evening Standard

What is the anti-strike bill? UN raises concerns over government legislation

The legislation would create enforceable minimum service levels during industrial action but the ILO believes it may infringe international rights

Evening Standard

Ministers slammed for seeking to rush ‘anti-strike’ laws through Commons in just two days

Opposition parties condemned the timetable unveiled for the new minimum service strike law

The Guardian - UK

‘Civilised European nations’ sack striking workers, do they, Grant Shapps? What nonsense

The business secretary is trying to warp reality as part of the Tories’ culture war against NHS staff, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Asharq Al-Awsat

Int’l Mining Community Highlights Importance of Saudi Minerals in Meeting Global Demand

Officials and investors emphasized on Wednesday the importance to uncover the Kingdom’s mining wealth, given the gap the world faces in the need for minerals and renewable energy. During the first day of the International Mining Conference in Riyadh, senior officials and heads of major international companies said Saudi Arabia…

The Independent UK

Train strikes: New offer to be made to unions

Pay hike likely to be 10 per cent over two years with ‘driver-only operation’ proposals watered down

The Guardian - UK

The Tories’ anti-strike bill will only lead to even greater industrial upheaval

This proposed legislation will do nothing to end the current disputes. Instead, its vagueness will give ministers dangerous new powers, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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