UK ban on American XL bully dogs boosts demand for muzzles Owners also taking up training classes in readiness for rules requiring breed to be kept muzzled in public The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Scots Tory MSP rebels as party praises UK's 'alignment with EU' on climate THE Scottish Tories have been panned after they asked MSPs to celebrate Rishi Sunak’s climate U-turns for bringing policy further “in line… The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2023
Who gains from Rishi’s ‘long-term’ thinking? Not the planet, not the north … not even him ‘Let Rishi be Rishi’, is the new Tory catchphrase. So far, that seems to be code for ‘let Britain be rubbish’ – and Suella Braverman is circling, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Paedophile who crashed car into Downing Street is spared jail Seth Kneller was caught with eight images of children on his Samsung after the crash The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Ed Davey pledges legal guarantee on cancer waiting times Lib Dem leader closes party conference with speech reinforcing party’s focus on the NHS The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Ed Davey: Tories ‘are clinging to fossil fuels’ The Lib Dem leader set to use party conference speech to take a swipe at Rishi Sunak over eco policies Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
Why Sunak wants to scrap HS2 – project bosses wasting millions ‘like kids with golden credit card’ PM believes ‘ballooning bill is far worse than anyone knows’ The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
OPINION - HS2 could transform Britain — why do we refuse to think big? As he prepares for what may be his last party conference as Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is working on a truly unpleasant gift for Manchester, host city to the gathering that opens on Sunday. Though ministers insist that no final decision has been taken, they have conspicuously declined to deny… Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
Brexit boost as EU agrees to hold talks on delaying electric car tariffs Rishi Sunak government pushing for delay to 2024 deadline The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Sunak trying to ‘control’ HS2 costs after they ‘tripled’, minister says Home Office minister Chris Philp insisted no decision has been made on whether to scrap or delay the Manchester leg of the rail project. The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
From the brains behind Brexit: an HS2 for the north that doesn’t actually go there The Conservatives have turned a promising national upgrade into an absurdity, says writer and journalist Jonn Elledge The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are reviewing how HS2 cost can be ‘controlled’, minister says But Manchester’s Andy Burnham threatens to sue if high-speed rail doesn’t reach his city Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023
‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief IEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plans The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
The next UK net zero battleground is electricity pylons Plans involve doubling use of such energy but not everybody wants to live near power lines The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023 Cuts, war, Brexit: all fuel the battle for the centre ground, but no one really knows where that is It is the concept dominating our politics, but unless people have a clear idea what it means, the debate will isolate them further, says author and broadcaster Steve Richards
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 HS2 news - live: Sunak insists he’s committed to levelling up as rail backlash grows Rishi Sunak says his government is committed to ‘spreading opportunity around the country, not just in the North but in the Midlands, in all other regions of our fantastic country’
The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2023 SNP challenge Douglas Ross to 'find a climate backbone' THE SNP have challenged Douglas Ross and Tory MSPs to “find a backbone” and publicly call-out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 What the papers say – September 26 A variety of stories feature on the front of the UK’s newspapers on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Rishi Sunak ‘alarmed’ by spiralling cost of HS2 as he faces Cabinet split The Prime Minister has reportedly told allies he will not watch the cost continue to rise, in a sign he could be preparing to ditch the northern leg.
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says nuclear fusion is a pioneering technology and the Biden administration wants to harness it as part of the transition to clean energy
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 Sunak may seek to limit HS2 fallout with new transport projects in north Sources suggest PM could announce new spending on bus, tram and train schemes if he decides to axe part of HS2
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Cabinet split over Sunak’s HS2 ‘gross act of vandalism’ Exclusive: Levelling up secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Mark Harper ‘very unhappy’ over plan to axe northern leg – first revealed by this newspaper – as George Osborne attacks ‘economic self-harm’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 Abolishing HS2 and inheritance tax? Rish! would not speculate on speculation he started For far too long Rishi Sunak had been held back by successive Tory governments. Time for some unspecified action
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 The inheritance tax debate we should really be having? Whether to set it at 100% Supposedly, Rishi Sunak stands to gain from his proposed tax reforms. Newsflash: he was never going to lose out in our rigged system anyway, writes Zoe Williams
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Nissan to go all-electric in Britain by 2030 despite Sunak net zero delay Nissan’s chief executive says ‘there is no going back now’ on all-electric commitment