Rachel Reeves launches £7.3bn national wealth fund Chancellor says government aims to attract billions of pounds of private cash for big infrastructure projects The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024
Ian Murray fails to rule out ignoring devolution to build nuclear plants in Scotland SCOTTISH Secretary Ian Murray has repeatedly refused to say the new UK Labour government will not overrule its Scottish counterpart to see nuclear… The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2024
SNP fume over Labour veteran's 'Unionist powerhouse' claim CLAIMS that Labour’s GB Energy plans will be “the powerhouse of a new Unionist project” prompted fury from the SNP. The National (Scotland) · Jul 7, 2024
Expert warns Labour and Tory energy policy ‘don't drastically differ’ A LEADING economics expert has said that Labour and the Conservatives “do not drastically differ” on energy policy ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 1, 2024
Labour’s GB Energy will not tackle unfairness and lacks clarity, says Kate Forbes LABOUR'S proposals for GB Energy remain unclear and will not tackle “unfairness” in the energy market, Scottish Deputy First Minister Kate… The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2024
Labour wants to make UK a clean energy superpower. Will this help those stuck in fuel poverty? Experts say Starmer can honour pledge to move to net zero and cut bills – if plan embraces onshore renewables and focuses on poorest The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024
Will Labour’s Great British Energy company lower household bills? With Great British Energy, a publicly owned company that would invest in clean power, the UK Labour party pledges to “take back control of our energy”. But will it, as promised, enable Labour to decarbonise electricity by 2030? And how much control would it give the government over the energy… The Conversation · Jun 24, 2024
Net zero needs 'far larger' investment than Labour's GB Energy, expert warns THE money that the UK needs to get to net zero is “far larger” than the budget which Labour have pledged for their new GB Energy company, an… The National (Scotland) · Jun 23, 2024
In the race for new energy strategies, why does home insulation always lag behind? It’s not a sexy subject in an election campaign, but the inefficiency of Britain’s housing stock is a crisis in waiting The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024
Scottish Labour candidate in 'car crash' BBC interview explaining what GB Energy is A LABOUR MP candidate struggled to explain what GB Energy is during a BBC radio appearance... The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2024
Labour manifesto: Key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s election policy launch Pledges include 1.5m more homes, 6,500 extra teachers, scrapping the Rwanda scheme and more weekend working in the NHS The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Protester interrupts Keir Starmer’s Labour party manifesto launch speech Keir Starmer says Labour is no longer a 'party of protest' in retort to heckler Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024
Mordaunt condemns Sunak as ‘wrong’ over D-Day as TV debate becomes ‘unedifying’ row The seven-party television debate became a slanging match between Penny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024
Great British Energy will be welcome – but Labour risks over-selling it Promise to invest in ‘cheap, clean, homegrown energy’ ticks every box but £8.3bn over a parliament is not game-changing The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 Campaign catchup: Hester allegations, Labour tax plans, dodgy D-day branding In today’s newsletter: Tory donor Frank Hester returns to the headlines – and Rachel Reeves is under pressure to raise capital gains tax
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 Can Labour’s GB Energy plan future-proof UK’s power generation sector? Party has put state-owned power company at centre of its plans for decarbonisation, security and energy bills
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Major Tory donor steps down as party treasurer as Starmer accuses Sunak of leaving a ‘mountain of mess - live Donor Sir Mohamed Mansour steps down as senior treasurer of the Conservative Party
International Business Times · May 31, 2024 UK Labour Pitches New Energy Policy In Election Battle The UK's Labour opposition launched its flagship clean energy policy Friday, bidding to ease the country's cost-of-living crisis and contrast the party with the ruling Conservatives in the looming general election.
The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024 John Swinney issues warning over Keir Starmer's GB Energy plans FIRST Minister John Swinney expressed confusion over Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy plans as he warned Labour’s proposals will lead to a…
The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2024 Labour's GB Energy plan branded 'a sham' as they admit 'it's not an energy company' LABOUR’S plans for a “home-grown energy company” have unravelled spectacularly after Keir Starmer was forced to admit Great British Energy was…
The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2024 Labour 'not worried' about persuading Yessers to back Union, leaders say THE Labour leadership has said it is “not worried” about convincing pro-independence supporters who may lend their vote to the party at the…
The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2024 Labour campaign chief can't name 'one Scottish-specific policy' in BBC interview LABOUR’S national campaign coordinator has been accused of failing to “name a single specific Scottish policy” during his morning media round…
The Independent UK · May 17, 2024 Member of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet ‘misspoke’ - to the tune of £70bn - on key green policy Tories seize on his comments to claim there is a multi-billion-pound ‘black hole’ in Labour’s plans
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024 Starmer: Labour plan for state-backed offshore windfarms a ‘gamechanger’ Plan follows slashing of £28bn green pledge, which Ed Miliband denies having considered resigning over
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024 The Guardian view on GB Energy: Labour’s big idea could be a great one for the planet Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s plans could see the British state – rather than foreign ones – play a key role in clean energy