Category: Gas

Diane Abbott says it is ‘frightening’ to hear what Tory donor Frank Hester said about her – as it happened

Hackney MP says she feels more vulnerable after Tory donor said looking at her makes you ‘want to hate all black women’Black Britons ‘hurt by Hester attack on Diane Abbott’Biggest Tory donor said looking...

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Sunak faces anger over gas-power strategy for ‘backing up renewables’

PM says he will not gamble on energy security, in move likely to be seen as backwards step in decarbonising networkRishi Sunak risks further criticism from green campaigners after throwing his weight behind the building of new...

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Tory donor’s oil and gas company given North Sea licence after £150,000 fine

Subsidiary of EnQuest, which was fined in 2022 for illegal gas flaring, awarded one of 24 new drilling licencesAn oil and gas company owned by a major Tory donor, which has been fined for illegal flaring, has been awarded a...

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More than 2m UK prepay meter users to be cut off from gas or electric this winter

Citizens Advice anticipating busiest winter ever for helping people who cannot afford to top up More than 2 million people across the UK will be cut off from their gas and electricity this winter because they cannot afford to...

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Alok Sharma condemns government’s oil and gas bill as vote passes first hurdle

Former Cop26 president abstains from vote saying bill breaks UK’s promise to phase out fossil fuelsAlok Sharma has said the government’s oil and gas bill going through the Commons will not cut household energy costs...

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Oil and gas bill breaks UK’s promise to phase out fossil fuels, Alok Sharma says

Former Cop26 president criticises the government’s push to ‘max out’ the North SeaAlok Sharma has said the government’s oil and gas bill will not cut household energy costs or create jobs and instead...

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Average UK person has lost out on £10,200 since 2010, thinktank says

Comparing actual economic growth across UK cities with pre-2010 trends shows Aberdeen £45,000 poorer, with Burnley next at £28,000People in Aberdeen are a total of £45,000 worse off since 2010 after suffering...

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