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Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked

Ed Miliband’s vehicle for investing in renewables lost 30% of its pot to small modular nuclear reactors in the spending review

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025

GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors

National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025

UK government ‘working on’ sites for nuclear plants amid reports of Wylfa talks

Energy department says location in Wales, which is owned by Hitachi, is among those being considered

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024

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Boris Johnson tells Sunak to ‘get on’ with slow nuclear power build

Former Tory PM takes new swipe at his successor over stalled progess on Britain’s energy independence

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

Sunak government’s nuclear plans a ‘wish list’, not a strategy, say MPs

MPs on the science, innovation and technology committee raise questions over ministers’ ambitious nuclear goals

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Government nuclear plans a ‘wish list’, not a strategy, say MPs

MPs on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said that questions remain for ministers’ ambitious nuclear goals.

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

Shapps announces £157m in grants at launch of new UK nuclear body

Great British Nuclear created to deliver government’s commitment to boosting electricity generation, in part through smaller reactors

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

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Revealed: ‘Big Six’ energy firm bosses paid enough in 2022 to power 23,000 homes for a year

Exclusive: Board members and other top executives at major gas and electric companies received nearly £60m in salaries and bonuses last year

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023

North Wales ideal for new generation of small nuclear reactors creating hundreds of new jobs

Cwmni Egino said small modular reactors at the former nuclear power plant could provide a £1.3bn long-term boost to the Welsh economy

Birmingham Post · May 11, 2023

400 job mini-nuclear plant proposal at Trawsfynydd site takes step forward

Cwmni Egino, which is the company behind a proposal to develop the former nuclear power station in Trawsfynydd, has said it has completed its first phase of development work

Wales Online · May 11, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023

‘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 · Jan 17, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

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 · Jan 17, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2022

Tories’ ‘Great British Nuclear’ body to leave ‘toxic legacy for centuries’

WESTMINSTER’S new “Great British Nuclear” government body will leave a “toxic legacy for centuries” ...

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

Sizewell C nuclear plant confirmed with £700m public stake

The Government also said it would set up an arms-length body, Great British Nuclear

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2022

Boris Johnson pledges 'up to 8' nuclear reactors in 8 years - where they could be

Boris Johnson unveiled a major expansion of nuclear power as part of the Government's new energy strategy. But plans to build a string of new reactors are light on detail.

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