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Conservative leadership hopeful’s plan could lead to many senior Tories refusing to serve on the frontbenchThe UK economy returned to growth in August after flatlining for two months, in a boost for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget, Richard Partington reports.The main announcement from No 10 this morning is “thousands of jobs in green industries announced as the UK government welcomes more than £24bn of private investment for pioneering energy projects ahead of the International Investment Summit on 14 October”.The government’s big announcement going into this morning was the news that private sector firms have poured £24 billion in new investment into green energy projects. This includes a £12 billion investment from Spanish firm Iberdrola and £8 billion from Denmark’s Ørsted.Not so fast: However, Politico’s Senior UK energy correspondent Charlie Cooper texts in to say most of the money involved is not actually new. He points out that the Iberdrola and Ørsted investments were publicly announced more than a month ago and came through Britain’s contracts for difference scheme. Nice try, though! Continue reading...
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Conservative leadership hopeful’s plan could lead to many senior Tories refusing to serve on the frontbench
The UK economy returned to growth in August after flatlining for two months, in a boost for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget, Richard Partington reports.
The main announcement from No 10 this morning is “thousands of jobs in green industries announced as the UK government welcomes more than £24bn of private investment for pioneering energy projects ahead of the International Investment Summit on 14 October”.
The government’s big announcement going into this morning was the news that private sector firms have poured £24 billion in new investment into green energy projects. This includes a £12 billion investment from Spanish firm Iberdrola and £8 billion from Denmark’s Ørsted.
Not so fast: However, Politico’s Senior UK energy correspondent Charlie Cooper texts in to say most of the money involved is not actually new. He points out that the Iberdrola and Ørsted investments were publicly announced more than a month ago and came through Britain’s contracts for difference scheme. Nice try, though!
Continue reading...
