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Faulty Insulation Could Cost Government's Warm Homes Plan Over £3bn, Warn Experts
Faulty Insulation Could Cost Government's Warm Homes Plan Over £3bn, Warn Experts
Energy
The government's plan to make households more energy efficient risks being undermined by a failure to properly protect loft insulation, an industry group has warned.
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025
How The King Stands To Make Millions From Government’s Net Zero Plans
Economy
How The King Stands To Make Millions From Government’s Net Zero Plans
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Energy
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
UK Must Apply 'Wartime Mindset' To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Defence
UK Must Apply "Wartime Mindset" To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be 'Inseparable' After British Steel Saga
Defence
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be "Inseparable" After British Steel Saga
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
Energy
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
Opinion
Labour should increase support for hybrid heating solutions to lower rural emissions affordably Partner content
Energy
By Calor Gas
Labour should increase support for hybrid heating solutions to lower rural emissions affordably
Strategy that endures: delivering a modern UK industrial strategy for the long term Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Strategy that endures: delivering a modern UK industrial strategy for the long term
A decade of opportunity: A 10-year pathway to secure the future of the UK Chemical Industry Partner content
Energy
By Chemical Industries Association
A decade of opportunity: A 10-year pathway to secure the future of the UK Chemical Industry
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How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
Political parties
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
By Jim Murphy
Political parties
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Home affairs
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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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 energy bills freeze is welcome but now we need to insulate the nation
Energy
By Dame Clare Moriarty
The energy bills freeze is welcome but now we need to insulate the nation
An energy bill freeze is in – a huge relief to millions of households – but no one has any doubt this crisis is far from over.
Government Is Split Over Whether To Tell People To Cut Down Energy Use
Economy
Government Is Split Over Whether To Tell People To Cut Down Energy Use
Senior Tories are engaged in an ideological battle over whether to launch a public information campaign telling people how to reduce their energy consumption this winter, or if government should stay out of individual household matters, as ministers prepare to confirm details of their plan to freeze the price cap.
Pubs And Restaurants Want More Than Six Months Energy Support To Avoid Closures
Energy
Pubs And Restaurants Want More Than Six Months Energy Support To Avoid Closures
Leading figures in the UK’s hospitality industry say the government’s energy bills package for businesses won’t last long enough to save thousands of pubs from going to the wall this winter.
Liz Truss Is 'Shooting Herself In The Foot' With Short-Term Fossil Fuel Focus, Energy Experts Say
Economy
Liz Truss Is "Shooting Herself In The Foot" With Short-Term Fossil Fuel Focus, Energy Experts Say
Energy experts have warned that Liz Truss's major push on fossil fuel projects, including North Sea oil and gas and fracking, will fail to improve the UK's energy supplies during the winter months.
Kwasi Kwarteng Will Hold A Cost Of Living Mini-Budget On Friday Before Party Conferences
Economy
Kwasi Kwarteng Will Hold A Cost Of Living Mini-Budget On Friday Before Party Conferences
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will use a mini-budget on Friday 23 September to set out the Liz Truss government's plans for tax cuts and how the energy cap freeze will work, after the Queen's death caused delay to the anticipated event.
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Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Join Policy@Manchester at Party Conferences
Policy@Manchester, The University of Manchester’s sector leading policy engagement institute, are running an exciting programme for Labour and Conservative conferences.
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Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Nuclear Power: The Role of Government

In 2006, Prime Minister Tony Blair assured Britain that nuclear was “back on the agenda with a vengeance”. Boris Johnson has described his commitment to deliver nuclear at “warp speed”, and the three intervening Prime Ministers have also emphasised their support for nuclear. Yet Britain’s first new nuclear plant – Hinkley Point C (HPC) – is still some years from operation and, despite recent progress at Sizewell C, there is no confirmed successor project. Academics from The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute, Adrian Bull and Will Bodel, examine the gap between intention and reality and highlight policy recommendations from a new paper by the Dalton Nuclear Policy Group.


Energy Price Guarantee: How Will Liz Truss’s Plan To Freeze Energy Bills At £2,500 Work?
Energy
Energy Price Guarantee: How Will Liz Truss’s Plan To Freeze Energy Bills At £2,500 Work?
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a bold new package of support to try and blunt the impact of soaring energy prices and keep average bills below £2,500 for the next two years.
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Energy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET respond to the Prime Minister's energy announcement
In response to the Prime Minister’s energy announcement today, Charmaine Coutinho, member of the IET’s Energy Panel said:
Liz Truss Promises Households Won’t Pay Over £2,500 For Energy Under New Plans
Energy
Liz Truss Promises Households Won’t Pay Over £2,500 For Energy Under New Plans
Liz Truss has pledged that bills for the typical household will not exceed £2,500 as part of her plans to tackle rising energy bills and soaring inflation.
Levelling Up Secretary Says Fracking Could Be Necessary To Overcome Energy Crisis
Communities
Levelling Up Secretary Says Fracking Could Be Necessary To Overcome Energy Crisis
Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke has said the controversial practice of fracking should be "looked at" as part of new measures to diversify the UK's energy supply.
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Culture
By Advertising Association
Advertising Association statements on new Cabinet appointments
Following the recent UK Cabinet appointments, the Advertising Association has issued the below statements.
Care Homes Facing 1,000% Rise In Energy Costs Say They Could Be Forced To Close
Health
Care Homes Facing 1,000% Rise In Energy Costs Say They Could Be Forced To Close
Care home providers have warned they could be forced to shut down if they do not receive urgent support from government because of "unsustainable" energy costs.
Liz Truss must scrap the energy price cap rise and call a general election
Economy
By Wera Hobhouse MP
Liz Truss must scrap the energy price cap rise and call a general election
The new Prime Minister's in-tray is stacking up. Households are facing a catastrophic increase in energy prices this autumn and so far we have heard very little about what Liz Truss is planning, apart from a commitment to protect the profits of oil and gas giants at the expense of the British public.
Liz Truss’ Plan To Freeze Energy Bills Won’t Solve Long-Term Crisis, Experts Say
Energy
Liz Truss’ Plan To Freeze Energy Bills Won’t Solve Long-Term Crisis, Experts Say
Energy experts have criticised Liz Truss’ proposals to control energy prices and avert a household bills crisis this winter, claiming they fail to tackle the underlying causes of spiralling costs.
Advisers Have Told Liz Truss A Public Info Blitz On Cutting Energy Use Is Needed
Energy
Advisers Have Told Liz Truss A Public Info Blitz On Cutting Energy Use Is Needed
Exclusive: Government officials have advised Liz Truss to launch a communications campaign to inform people about how they can reduce their energy usage as prices spiral and supplies are expected to dwindle in the coming months.
Liz Truss Will Announce 'Twin Track' Energy Bills Plan In The Next Week
Economy
Liz Truss Will Announce "Twin Track" Energy Bills Plan In The Next Week
Incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss is planning to announce a "twin track" approach to tackling the cost of living crisis, starting with help for households, within the next week.

All The Crises Liz Truss Faces As She Enters Downing Street
Brexit
All The Crises Liz Truss Faces As She Enters Downing Street
Liz Truss will enter Downing Street on Tuesday as the UK's new Prime Minister facing a mountain of formidable challenges thanks to some of the worst economic conditions for a generation.
How to keep the nuclear drive going Partner content
Energy
By Nuclear Industry Association
How to keep the nuclear drive going
Our next Prime Minister must realise that nuclear is key to our long term energy security.
Liz Truss Promises Announcement On Energy Crisis Within 'One Week' Of Becoming PM
Energy
Liz Truss Promises Announcement On Energy Crisis Within "One Week" Of Becoming PM
Liz Truss, who is widely expected to win the Conservative leadership contest, has pledged she will make an announcement on support for energy bills “one week” after she enters Downing Street.
The Cabinet Office has put government on war footing to help people get through this winter
Economy
By Kit Malthouse MP
The Cabinet Office has put government on war footing to help people get through this winter
No less than a "National Winter Mission" will be needed to combat soaring energy bills and other crises in the coming weeks, says Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Kit Malthouse.
The new prime minister must step up to tackle fuel poverty before more lives are lost
Health
By Henry Gregg
The new prime minister must step up to tackle fuel poverty before more lives are lost
The news reports out today about the swathes of families in the UK likely to fall into fuel poverty this winter are frightening.
To avoid a cost of living crisis, the new PM must focus on home grown energy
Energy
By John Longworth
To avoid a cost of living crisis, the new PM must focus on home grown energy
The person expected to be PM on the 5th of September will face headwinds like few other PMs have experienced.
CO2 Shortage Risks Empty Supermarket Shelves, Warns Labour
Environment
CO2 Shortage Risks Empty Supermarket Shelves, Warns Labour
Labour has warned that the government is "sleepwalking" into another national crisis amid concerns that a drop in CO2 supplies could soon lead to gaps on supermarket shelves. 
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
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Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
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Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards