Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The Treasury is being urged to reveal whether it is preparing for Liz Truss’s “emergency budget”, in the growing row over whether the Tory leadership favourite is dodging scrutiny. The […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss’s economic policy resembles that of Ted Heath rather than Margaret Thatcher, the director of a leading think-tank has said. The Tory frontrunner plans to cut taxes and grow […] More
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Government support for households facing rocketing energy bills is “much too low” to prevent a “catastrophic” crisis this winter, an energy boss has warned. Echoing forecasts that more than half of British housheholds […] More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The UK government introduced a new grant scheme in March 2022 to incentivise people to replace their old gas boilers with low-carbon heating options, including heat pumps. Boris Johnson’s administration made £5,000 grants available to […] More
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Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A ‘wargame’ designed to ensure the UK is prepared for a possible shortage of gas has been extended amid warnings of a potentially “catastrophic” winter. The emergency planning exercise will […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The government has insisted water companies are responsible for reducing sewage discharges as Labour accused it of having its “head in the sand” over the state of Britain’s beaches. Amid […] More
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