Pledge set out in white paper to be unveiled this week is part of a ‘devolution by default’ approach by WhitehallMayors will be given sweeping powers to unblock planning delays for major building projects in England,...
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Read MoreExclusive: UK energy secretary says at Cop29 that people see the economic advantages of making the transitionCop29 climate summit – live updatesRenewable energy is now “unstoppable”, and no government can...
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Read MoreExclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of actionKeir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK on Tuesday, the Guardian can reveal, with a...
Read MoreShadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grantsA Conservative former cabinet minister who took donations from the...
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Read MoreLabour is relying on offshore wind and a move away from gas to make Britain a green energy economy. But the transition will not be cheapThe Labour government came to power with a bold agenda to create a clean electricity system...
Read MoreLetter by 61 Labour MPs supports ‘cheapest and most pragmatic’ plan for new electricity infrastructureMore than 60 Labour MPs have formed a bloc to push back against anti-pylon lobbying by Conservative and Green MPs,...
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Figure reached 4% in 12 months to 9 November,
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Stephen Cottrell to deliver Christmas sermon in place of
Labour party divided on whether incoming US ambassador should
Exclusive: Labour Together urges government to ‘de-risk’ supply chains
Campaigners say consumption such as travel, gifts and food