Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked Ed Miliband’s vehicle for investing in renewables lost 30% of its pot to small modular nuclear reactors in the spending review The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025
GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025
UK government ‘working on’ sites for nuclear plants amid reports of Wylfa talks Energy department says location in Wales, which is owned by Hitachi, is among those being considered The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024
Boris Johnson tells Sunak to ‘get on’ with slow nuclear power build Former Tory PM takes new swipe at his successor over stalled progess on Britain’s energy independence The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023
Sunak government’s nuclear plans a ‘wish list’, not a strategy, say MPs MPs on the science, innovation and technology committee raise questions over ministers’ ambitious nuclear goals The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023
Government nuclear plans a ‘wish list’, not a strategy, say MPs MPs on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said that questions remain for ministers’ ambitious nuclear goals. The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023
Shapps announces £157m in grants at launch of new UK nuclear body Great British Nuclear created to deliver government’s commitment to boosting electricity generation, in part through smaller reactors The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023
Revealed: ‘Big Six’ energy firm bosses paid enough in 2022 to power 23,000 homes for a year Exclusive: Board members and other top executives at major gas and electric companies received nearly £60m in salaries and bonuses last year The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023
North Wales ideal for new generation of small nuclear reactors creating hundreds of new jobs Cwmni Egino said small modular reactors at the former nuclear power plant could provide a £1.3bn long-term boost to the Welsh economy Birmingham Post · May 11, 2023
400 job mini-nuclear plant proposal at Trawsfynydd site takes step forward Cwmni Egino, which is the company behind a proposal to develop the former nuclear power station in Trawsfynydd, has said it has completed its first phase of development work Wales Online · May 11, 2023
Budget 2023: Great British Nuclear - what are the plans? The new flagship body is set to oversee projects that will provide 25% of Britain’s electricity by 2050 Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023
‘I said hair-brushing, not airbrushing’: Shapps admits Boris Johnson photo mistake The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
Grant Shapps says sorry for airbrushing Boris Johnson out of Twitter photo The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023
Shapps apologises for airbrushing Boris Johnson out of Twitter photo The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2022 Tories’ ‘Great British Nuclear’ body to leave ‘toxic legacy for centuries’ WESTMINSTER’S new “Great British Nuclear” government body will leave a “toxic legacy for centuries” ...
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022 Sizewell C nuclear plant confirmed with £700m public stake The Government also said it would set up an arms-length body, Great British Nuclear
Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2022 Boris Johnson pledges 'up to 8' nuclear reactors in 8 years - where they could be Boris Johnson unveiled a major expansion of nuclear power as part of the Government's new energy strategy. But plans to build a string of new reactors are light on detail.