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Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson ‘very angry’ small boat arrivals numbers may have passed 100,000 – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer challenged over would-be MP’s Greenpeace links

Alistair Strathern, who hopes to take Nadine Dorries’ seat for Labour, was part of a zombie-themed Greenpeace protest.

The Independent UK

UK’s ‘broken’ energy system revealed as firms set to make £1.7bn in profit from customers

Campaigners attack ‘murky depths’ of market – as suppliers set to increase profits while families struggle

The Independent UK

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Energy bill help unlikely this winter, Grant Shapps suggests

The Government doesn’t want to ‘constantly pay energy bills’ but plans to ‘absolutely’ cut taxes, he said

Evening Standard

Help with UK energy bills unlikely this winter, suggests Grant Shapps

Energy secretary says government wants to focus on cutting taxes once inflation falls

The Guardian - UK

UK offshore wind at ‘tipping point’ as funding crisis threatens industry

Industry figures warn climate crisis goals cannot be met unless government pumps more money into renewables

The Guardian - UK

MPs and peers urge Grant Shapps to rethink 'deeply irresponsible' Rosebank sign off

FIFTY MPs and peers have urged Grant Shapps in the “strongest possible terms” to block drilling at Rosebank

The National (Scotland)

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First turbines being installed at world’s biggest offshore windfarm in North Sea

Energy firm SSE hopes first turbines at Dogger Bank windfarm off Yorkshire coast will be installed by weekend

The Guardian - UK

Firefighters call for meeting with Home Secretary over asylum barge fire safety fears

FIREFIGHTERS have called for an urgent meeting with the Home Secretary over the safety of a giant barge meant for asylum seekers amid a deepening…

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters demand meeting with Braverman over asylum barge safety fears

Fire Brigades Union questions large numbers kept on Bibby Stockholm and lack of exit points

The Guardian - UK

Union demands meeting with Home Secretary over Bibby barge fire safety fears

The Fire Brigades Union said it has written to Suella Braverman over fears about overcrowding and access to fire exits.

The Independent UK

Energy bosses at No 10 summit warn investor confidence is waning

Chiefs say UK’s troubled economy and political uncertainty is dampening enthusiasm for clean energy rollout

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps forced to insist Bibby Stockholm migrants’ barge is not a ‘death trap’

‘There’s no reason why it wouldn’t be absolutely safe,’ energy secretary says amid ongoing concerns about scheme

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak blames striking workers as he signals he could fail in two key pledges – as it happened

Prime minister criticised by NHS worker after blaming staff for long waiting lists

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Wall Street opens in the red amid global market rout after US credit downgrade – as it happened

Global stock markets tumble after Fitch downgrade; US ADP jobs report much stronger than expected

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps convenes summit with energy giants in Downing Street

The Energy Security Secretary will meet companies who collectively have multi-billion pound plans to invest in low and zero-carbon projects.

Evening Standard

Approving Rosebank oil and gas field would be ‘death sentence’ say activists

If approved, it would lead to around 500 million barrels of oil being produced, with the Government saying it is necessary for energy security

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s new oil and gas licences are ‘moral and economic madness’

PM becomes ‘dangerous radical’, in words of UN chief, by backing fossil fuels incompatible with net zero goals

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences alongside carbon capture investment

The prime minister said he is backing the North Sea oil and gas industry to ‘make Britain more energy independent’

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak announces hundreds of new oil and gas licences for North Sea

THE Prime Minister has confirmed that hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences will be granted in the UK.

The Guardian - UK

UK banks are closing more than 1,000 accounts every day

Nigel Farage calls for royal commission as data shows big jump in customers being ‘debanked’

Evening Standard

Projects set to reap investment in Sunak energy security push

Prime Minister expected to announce new funds for major carbon capture project

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak to visit Scotland as Tories eye 'game-changing' project funding

PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak will visit Scotland on Monday to announce what the Tories believe will be a “game-changer” for their hopes at the…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak plans to ‘power up Britain from Britain’ amid Tory concern over green policies

Comes after concerns of a softening of the government’s committment to net zero and other environmental policies

The Independent UK

Labour accuses Government of £1.7bn gas storage ‘mistake’

The closure and subsequent reopening of the UK’s largest gas storage site cost the country nearly £1.7 billion over two years, Labour has said.

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