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Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink
Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink
Energy
The chair of the Red Wall caucus of Labour MPs has called on ministers to keep British oil and gas in the energy mix as the government's net zero policy comes under backbench pressure. 
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2026 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2026
Ex-Energy Minister And Burnham Ally Says Tony Blair Is Wrong About Net Zero
Energy
Ex-Energy Minister And Burnham Ally Says Tony Blair Is Wrong About Net Zero
China And Clean Energy: Is Britain Swapping One Dependency For Another?
Energy
China And Clean Energy: Is Britain Swapping One Dependency For Another?
Private Sector Offered To Lend Government Experts To Help Design Energy Bill Support
Energy
Private Sector Offered To Lend Government Experts To Help Design Energy Bill Support
Rail And Bus Fares Should Be Cut To Protect Public From Iran Petrol Spike, Says Ed Davey
Economy
Rail And Bus Fares Should Be Cut To Protect Public From Iran Petrol Spike, Says Ed Davey
PM Warns Reopening Strait Of Hormuz 'Will Not Be Easy'
Economy
PM Warns Reopening Strait Of Hormuz "Will Not Be Easy"
Opinion
Shaping our nuclear future Partner content
Energy
By Great British Energy – Nuclear
Shaping our nuclear future
Is Chemistry Coming Home? Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Is Chemistry Coming Home?
LPG gas: a strategic asset in the UK’s net-zero energy transition Partner content
Energy
By Calor Gas
LPG gas: a strategic asset in the UK’s net-zero energy transition
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Burnham's No 10 Expected To Undergo Restructuring Under Chief Of Staff James Purnell
Burnham's No 10 Expected To Undergo Restructuring Under Chief Of Staff James Purnell
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London Labour MPs Hopeful Burnham Will Cancel Heathrow Expansion
London Labour MPs Hopeful Burnham Will Cancel Heathrow Expansion
Transport
No 'Carve-Out' For Parents In LGBT Conversion Practices Ban, Says Minister
No "Carve-Out" For Parents In LGBT Conversion Practices Ban, Says Minister
Social affairs
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
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Political parties
Rupert Lowe Criticised For Describing Dunblane School Massacre As 'One Murder'
Rupert Lowe Criticised For Describing Dunblane School Massacre As "One Murder"
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Anas Sarwar: 'I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems'
Energy
Anas Sarwar: "I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems"
Sienna Rodgers talks to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about the UK government’s ‘teething problems’, a bespoke immigration solution for Scotland and how to fight Reform
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Environment
By Tali Fraser
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C
Energy news
The Humber: the obvious choice for Britain’s first hydrogen heartland Partner content
Energy
By National Gas
Humber Hydrogen
The Humber: the obvious choice for Britain’s first hydrogen heartland
With Britain’s hydrogen ambitions gaining pace, National Gas sets out why the Humber’s geography, industrial heritage and skilled workforce make it the natural home for the UK’s first integrated hydrogen network
The next prime minister should tax wealth to bring down energy bills
Economy
By Hannah Spencer MP
The next prime minister should tax wealth to bring down energy bills
If the next prime minister is serious about cutting energy bills, the first step is simple: stop loading policy costs onto households and fund them fairly through progressive taxation instead.
How consumer-led flexibility can benefit households and our future energy system Partner content
Energy
By Smart Energy GB
How consumer-led flexibility can benefit households and our future energy system
Smart meters can help households cut electricity bills while supporting a cleaner, more resilient energy system. Sara Higham, Director of Corporate Affairs for Smart Energy GB, emphasises all types of households could benefit, with the right support and options available
How we build Sizewell C is crucial for the UK’s golden age of nuclear Partner content
Energy
By Sizewell C
How we build Sizewell C is crucial for the UK’s golden age of nuclear
As the newest nuclear project in the UK, Sizewell C is uniquely placed to be cost efficient, accelerate delivery and strengthen UK energy security. Dr Mina Golshan CBE, Sizewell C’s Safety, Security and Assurance Director, explains how smarter construction and proportionate regulation can make that a reality
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Energy
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Innovative robotics trialled to tackle nuclear waste challenges
Innovative robotic solutions being trialled at Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Oldbury site to tackle most challenging aspects of legacy waste management.
Cheaper electricity is Britain’s route to growth and net-zero
Energy
By Bill Esterson MP
Cheaper electricity is Britain’s route to growth and net-zero
Cheaper bills must lead Britain’s energy debate. Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Bill Esterson, reiterates energy security and electrification are the route to growth and net-zero
The most important document you’ll never (likely) read
Energy
By Katie White MP
The most important document you’ll never (likely) read
The Climate Change Act showed what long-term planning can deliver in our fight to achieve net-zero. Now, the Minister for Climate, Katie White, believes the government’s Carbon Budget 7 can help plan further towards a cleaner, more secure and resilient future for Britain
Wylfa can set the standard for delivering major energy infrastructure
Energy
By Llinos Medi MP
Wylfa can set the standard for delivering major energy infrastructure
With Wylfa set to host the UK’s first new SMRs, Llinos Medi, Plaid Cymru Spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero, writes that major energy infrastructure succeeds only when governments, developers and communities work in partnership
Is artificial intelligence compatible with net-zero?
Energy
By Total Politics Impact
Is artificial intelligence compatible with net-zero?
AI will revolutionise the state. But how will we power it? Ethan Dodds, Political Campaign Manager at Total Politics, suggests we must stop treating AI and energy policy as competing priorities
Climate action is an opportunity, not a burden
Environment
By Ellie Chowns
Climate action is an opportunity, not a burden
Net-zero is not a burden but Britain’s best route to lower bills, greater energy security and a cleaner, fairer future – if politicians match the urgency of the crisis, warns Green Party Westminster Leader Dr Ellie Chowns
We must back the clean industries of the future
Energy
By Edward Morello MP
We must back the clean industries of the future
Britain can lead the world in climate technology. However, Edward Morello, Chair of the ClimateTech APPG, highlights that without faster policy action and better access to fi nance, promising CleanTech fi rms will continue to grow elsewhere
Our ideological approach to net-zero is doing more harm than good
Energy
By Claire Coutinho MP
Our ideological approach to net-zero is doing more harm than good
The UK’s energy laws focus narrowly on cutting emissions, not boosting growth or living standards. Claire Coutinho, Shadow Energy Secretary, argues for a shift toward nuclear power, cheaper electricity for electrification, scrapping the carbon tax and continued North Sea development
Clean energy will deliver jobs and lower bills
Energy
By Kim McGuinness, Mayor of North East England
Clean energy will deliver jobs and lower bills
The energy transition should mean secure jobs, lower bills and greater local control over energy. Kim McGuinness, Mayor of North East England, calls for a place-based approach that turns net-zero into economic opportunity
The Energy Independence Bill can revolutionise offshore wind consenting Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The Energy Independence Bill can revolutionise offshore wind consenting
Taking radical action on offshore wind consenting can deliver a cleaner, cheaper energy system faster, giving the government a clear win on delivery. Tim Harding, Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, states the Energy Independence Bill is the perfect platform to do it
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Health
By Net Zero and Health Research Network
Net Zero & Health Research Network established to facilitate collaborative research into the health co-benefits of the UK’s transition to net zero
The Net Zero & Health Research Network (NZHR Network) has been established to support research collaboration and collective impact, ensuring the UK’s transition to net zero also promotes physical and mental health and wellbeing, and reduces health inequalities.
There is a strong case for subsidising North Sea drilling
Energy
By Bill Esterson MP
There is a strong case for subsidising North Sea drilling
Are oil and gas industry representatives making the wrong case for maintaining production in the North Sea?
Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment Partner content
Economy
By UKCRIC
Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment
Professors William Powrie, Chris Rogers and Liz Varga on behalf of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) address the challenge of keeping our infrastructure systems operational by distinguishing between the consequences of maintenance, repair, refurbishment and renewal, and between the cost, value and investment involved.
We need a clean heating plan for commercial buildings, not just homes Partner content
Energy
By Mitsubishi Electric
We need a clean heating plan for commercial buildings, not just homes
As the UK government continues to pursue economic growth in the midst of a global energy crisis, could the decarbonisation of commercial buildings be a part of the solution to tackling both – reducing energy costs and supporting business to grow?
Building Jobs, Skills and Growth in Wales and Scotland Partner content
Energy
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Building Jobs, Skills and Growth in Wales and Scotland
There is a version of the nuclear decommissioning story that focuses entirely on endings. Sites going quiet, reactors being dismantled, an eventual reduction of jobs. That version misses many critical things that matter.
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Energy
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Landmark decommissioning milestone reached at Trawsfynydd
Major milestone at Trawsfynydd as a 20-year decommissioning programme ends, completing work on the highest hazards and paving the way for the next phase.
Scotland's industrial future Partner content
Energy
By Forth Ports
Scotland's industrial future
Scotland’s industrial future depends on energy balance, planning reform and offshore wind delivery.
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Energy
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Sellafield pioneers safer, smarter ‘flat pack’ approach
Sellafield has shown a new remote method to cut up contaminated gloveboxes, improving safety and making waste easier to store.
The energy bills support package must do more than deal with current volatility
Energy
By Polly Billington MP
The energy bills support package must do more than deal with current volatility
The decision by the Chancellor last year to move some of the policy costs of the green energy transition into general taxation was welcome, cutting the average annual bill by around £150.
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Energy
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
NRS socio-economic funding supports 129 UK community projects
Almost £2 million was invested by NRS last year in socio-economic initiatives, supporting good causes in communities local to its 14 decommissioning sites.
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