Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4% Millions of people in Great Britain face increase from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a typical home The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Who is on BBC Question Time panel tonight in London and what time does it start? THE BBC’s flagship politics debate show Question Time returns once again, with the show being broadcast from north London this evening ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 1
Government must stop dithering over energy bill support for the vulnerable Ministers should introduce a properly targeted social tariff rather than tinker with the warm homes discount The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off bills The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
British couples left tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket after IVF clinic goes bust EXCLUSIVE: Exclusive: Couples left devastated by collapse of Ovom clinic, which took £10,000 payment from one patient days before entering insolvency The Independent UK · Sep 26
Majority of British voters back private jet tax to help fill Budget black hole Exclusive: Polling by More in Common has revealed support for a new tax on billionaires as chancellor John Healey attempts to balance his books in next month’s Budget The Independent UK · Sep 23
Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050 Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue The Guardian - UK · Sep 17
Why nearly 600 experts are demanding Andy Burnham halt new North Sea drilling ALMOST 600 climate scientists, health professionals and conservationists are making fresh calls for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reject… The National (Scotland) · Sep 17
Hundreds of experts urge Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling days before PM meets Trump for the first time Almost 600 climate scientists, health professionals and conservationists have warned against approving the Rosebank oil field The Independent UK · Sep 16
Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing The Guardian - UK · Sep 11
Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Peckham MP Miatta Fahnbulleh who soared into Labour Cabinet defends sending her children to private school ‘If the question you're asking me is do I believe parents should have a choice to send their kids to independent school? I do,’ says the Net Zero Secretary Evening Standard · Aug 28
The Guardian view on energy costs: vulnerable households need help with their bills Editorial: Soaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy future The Guardian - UK · Aug 27
The Independent UK · Aug 27 Energy bills could be more than £200 higher by 2027, experts warn Savings brought about by government schemes could be wiped out by future rises
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27 Thursday briefing: Will the government reform the system to bring down our energy bills? In today’s newsletter: As UK households face another price‑cap rise, experts warn that years of political drift have left us with one of Europe’s most expensive power systems, but the tools to fix it already exist
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 UK politics: Burnham announces plan for 10,000 work experience placements for young people – as it happened Prime minister spoke to press while on visit to a Sainsbury’s supermarket in London this morning
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 Labour’s energy bills crisis is getting worse. Political honesty is essential Ofgem and ministers should be transparent about why energy bills for households are expected to stay stubbornly high
The Independent UK · Aug 26 UK household bills to hit three-year high this winter after Ofgem reveals price cap rise It marks the highest average bill since July 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October A typical household in Great Britain will pay £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support
The Independent UK · Aug 25 Struggling UK households could get further support with their energy bills Ofgem will announce the upcoming price cap for typical gas and electricity usage for the October to December period
The Independent UK · Aug 18 Tories accused of ‘living in fantasy land’ as party lays out plans to ditch net zero Green campaigners branded the Conservative’s plan to ditch net zero as a proposal that ‘flies in the face of all the real-world evidence’
Evening Standard · Aug 18 Ministers should prioritise cheap power not net zero, Tories to say in speech The shadow energy secretary will insist the UK ‘should focus all our attention on making electricity cheap’.
The Independent UK · Aug 15 PM urged to stick to spirit of Labour manifesto and reject Jackdaw and Rosebank The plea to Andy Burnham comes from campaigners at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland.