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UK rules out windfall tax on North Sea oil firms to help fund energy bills

Kwasi Kwarteng pledges to turbo-charge investment in solar and wind power amid new energy security plan

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022

UK energy independence strategy: what are the cabinet divisions?

Boris Johnson’s top team have range of views on best way to ensure country has secure supply of energy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022

Johnson to defy cabinet fears and push for onshore wind expansion

PM ‘passionate’ about potential in light of fresh push for self-sufficiency after Russia invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

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Boris Johnson: it looks like P&O Ferries sackings broke law

PM tells MPs ferry firm could face fine as its boss apologises over sudden firing of 800 staff

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

Cabinet undecided over onshore wind ahead of UK energy plan

One minister says windfarms are ‘not cost-effective’ and some prefer a push for fracking

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

P&O able to legally sack 800 staff without telling government ‘because of Chris Grayling law change’

Ex-transport secretary quietly created exemption for mass redundancies on ships registered overseas

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

UK ferry operator says it acted lawfully in mass firings

The Dubai government-owned ferry operator at the center of a bitter labor dispute in Britain says it didn’t break the law when it fired 786 crew members without advance notice because they all worked on ships registered outside the U.K. P&O Ferries also acknowledged that the way the dismissals were…

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

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P&O Ferries to pay more than £36million in compensation to 800 sacked staff

P&O Ferries has agreed to pay more than £36million in compensation packages to nearly 800 workers dismissed last week without notice following an investigation into the sacking scandal

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

P&O Ferries chief says no offence committed with shock sackings

Company is offering more than £36m in compensation to sacked staff, with 40 employees in line for payments of more than £100,000

Insider UK · Mar 23, 2022

P&O Ferries boss says firm did nothing wrong with shock sackings, as £36m payout package revealed

Peter Hebblethwaite claims firings did not break law

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Finding fossil fuel alternative to Russian oil and gas makes short-term sense

It’s a messy compromise, but the west needs to avoid a recession that would hit its longer term green plans

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022

Labour urges Kwasi Kwarteng to launch legal action against P&O Ferries

Letter to business secretary calls firm’s sacking of 800 workers ‘scandalous’ and a criminal offence

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022

P&O Ferries could face 'criminal' proceedings, UK Government warns amid backlash

Kwasi Kwarteng told the firm it acted 'appallingly' after sacking 800 workers over a video call on Thursday to replace them with agency crews.

Daily Record · Mar 18, 2022

P&O Ferries told it could face unlimited fine if sackings unlawful

Business secretary suggests company appears not to have followed processes for large-scale redundancies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022

P&O Ferries warned of 'criminal' proceedings in Tory's scathing letter - to wrong man

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said P&O Ferries had 'lost the trust of the public' and told the firm: 'We would like to understand why you think these rules do not apply to you'. But in a humiliating blunder he sent it to the wrong man

Wales Online · Mar 18, 2022

P&O Ferries has 'lost the trust of the public' says Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng

He said the company's actions had 'given business a bad name'

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

UK donates power generators to Ukraine to keep essential services running

Britain will donate more than 500 mobile generators to help Ukraine and weaken Russia's attempts to cripple its power supply, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Monday, adding that they would be enough to power 20,000 buildings.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

British people willing to suffer ‘hardship’ to help Ukraine, minister says

‘We are facing a difficult time’, says business secretary

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The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng: Government ‘will take a precautionary approach’ on shale gas

Labour called for the Government to maintain the moratorium against fracking.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

PM does not think it makes sense to seal shale gas wells, minister says

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng’s comments come as No 10 opens door to shift in UK position on fracking

Chronicle Live · Mar 9, 2022

Petrol prices to hit £1.65p per litre 'soon', RAC warns, due to Russia sanctions

Kwasi Kwarteng has promised to phase Russian oil out of Britain by the end of 2022

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng tones down anti-fracking rhetoric after No 10 hints at U-turn – as it happened

No 10 has not ruled out lifting the government’s moratorium on fracking, saying ‘all options’ would be considered

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Warnings over living costs as sanctions target Russian oil

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Tuesday the UK will phase out the import of Russian oil and oil products by the end of the year.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Lib Dems accuse ministers of moving too slowly on Russian oil import ban

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Tuesday that UK will phase out the import of Russian oil and oil products by the end of the year.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 8, 2022

EU plans to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year, UK and US to ban Russian oil

The EU wants to vastly reduce Russian gas imports this year, a top official said Tuesday, as political pressure mounts to sever Russia's main economic lifeline over its invasion of Ukraine. In the US, President Joe Biden said he intends to put a stop to Russian oil imports, and Britain's…

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