OEUK calls on Government to ramp up development to ease energy crisis August 15, 2022 OEUK has urged the Government to boost flagging domestic energy production to protect consumers from future supply shocks.
The Thatcherite darling narrative needs to be an election-winning story August 15, 2022 The battle for the leadership of the Conservative Party grinds on. Policy ideas are thrown out like bait from a fisherman, with Rishi Sunak declaring his support for grammar schools and Liz Truss throwing her weight behind allowing more seasonal workers into the UK. In the longer run, though, as the contest rolls towards a [...]
Sunak commits further financial support for households to tackle soaring energy bills August 14, 2022 Leadership contender Rishi Sunak has pledged immediate financial support for households this winter to help tame rising energy bills.
Scottish Power urges Government to bring in price cap freeze as winter crisis looms August 14, 2022 The boss of Scottish Power has proposed that the energy price cap should be held for the next two years to ease household costs.
Exclusive: Good Energy boss hits out at ‘misty-eyed’ calls to nationalise utilities August 14, 2022 People should not get "misty-eyed" over nationalised utilities, argued Good Energy boss Nigel Pocklington.
Exclusive: Whitehall frustration at Johnson’s October deadline for UK-India trade deal August 12, 2022 Whitehall officials have raised concerns about Boris Johnson’s October deadline for a UK-India trade deal, with suggestions the PM’s “freestyling” could mean a lighter agreement than originally hoped. Johnson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed during an April meeting that there would be a “trade deal by Diwali”, which is on 24 October this [...]
Conservatives are paralysed by a false idea of what the ‘take back control’ means August 12, 2022 The Brexit promise to “take back control” has been translated to mean scrap all European regulation
Exclusive: BEIS chair slams Government over lack of insulation plans heading into winter August 11, 2022 The Government has exacerbated the energy crisis by failing to ramp up the efficiency of British homes, argued BEIS committee leader Darren Jones.
Truss backs Bank of England review to ensure ‘it is fit for purpose’ August 11, 2022 The biggest overhaul of the Bank of England in 25 years may be needed to ensure “it is fit for purpose,” Tory leadership front-runner Liz Truss’s campaign told City A.M. today. The comments represent an escalation in Truss’s drive to shake up the regime overseeing the Bank’s performance. She has promised to review Threadneedle Street’s [...]
Exclusive: Energy crisis is a ‘state of emergency’ and the Government has to act now, warns So Energy August 11, 2022 The Government is running out of time to tackle rising household energy bills ahead of winter, warned Simon Oscroft, co-founder of So Energy.