Runcorn special report: Could anger at MP and Labour risk by-election loss?
Beneath the shadow of the UK’s largest waste incinerator, a small town on the banks of the river…
Net zero
Ed Miliband’s ‘New Era of Clean Electricity’ can win voters – as long as it cuts energy bills’
Even the most ardent Labour supporter would have to admit that the first five months of the new…
‘Labour has shown commitment to reach net zero, but must increase ambition’
Clean energy remains one of the Labour government’s defining ‘missions’ and held an important place in their packed…
GMB says energy workers must be ‘front and centre’ shaping net zero policy, warning over ‘homogenisation’ of MPs
The national secretary of the GMB union has warned that workers in energy and manufacturing must be put…
Keir Starmer green speech: Recap key points and watch back as PM unveils £22bn carbon capture plan
The Prime Minister has delivered a major speech in north-west England today, unveiling Labour’s £22 billion carbon capture…
Budget 2024: ‘Labour’s clean growth revolution needs investment now’
Rachel Reeves will deliver the new Government’s first Budget on 30 October, constrained by a challenging environment for…
GB Energy bill unveiled as PM says royal deal could reap £60bn investment in green energy
A bill to introduce the long-promised Great British Energy is to be introduced today as the government announces…
‘Labour’s manifesto is more ambitious than the Ming vase strategy suggests’
For all the talk of Labour’s safety-first approach and Keir Starmer’s ‘Ming vase’ strategy, the 2024 manifesto launched…
‘Labour’s poll lead hides a base split on net zero, immigration and trans rights’
That Labour will win the next election is, as political predictions go, something of a safe bet. With…
‘Labour’s £28bn green plan was a potential liability. It is right to drop it’
Where the rest of Labour’s platform has been resolutely cautious and incremental, saving most of our fiscal and…
