Boris Johnson “has paved the way” for another major policy U-turn with speculation the recently announced fracking ban is to be reversed. The prime minister has suggested that sealing the UK’s two shale gas wells does not make sense in light of the energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Johnson’s spokesperson said today (March […]
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A Which? car survey of 48,000 British motorists has indicated that electric vehicles may not be as reliable as previously thought. Electricity-powered cars are more likely to break down and spend longer undergoing repairs. While only 19 per cent of petrol car owners and 29 per cent of diesel vehicle drivers reported they had a […]
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While thousands of people are waiting for power to be restored, the UK Met Office has issued several weather warnings and urged people to only travel if absolutely necessary. As Storm Eunice approaches the UK weather experts are predicting 100mph winds and snowfall in some areas of Great Britain. In the last few minutes, the […]
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Boris Johnson is under fresh attack from his own backbenches after his government announced a fracking ban. Tory MPs and members of the Lords have denounced the ban as unconservative while claiming fracking would help Britain avoid future energy crises and massive price hikes. More than 30 Tory rebels – including former Brexit minister Lord […]
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Downing Street has been rocked by a wave of resignations from the prime minister’s team with a fifth advisor announcing their’s this morning (February 4). In just a few hours, Boris Johnson lost four key members of his leadership team, starting with head of policy Munira Mirza’s shock exit. Hers was quickly followed by the […]
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The private jets that carried world leaders to Glasgow are departing with thousands of negotiators left behind and tasked with diffusing the climate change ticking time-bomb. “It’s one minute to midnight on the doomsday clock, and we need to act now,” Boris Johnson told delegates at Cop26, shortly before telling the world he would be […]
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Schoolchildren have been told by the prime minister that recycling is a “red herring” and “doesn’t work”. Boris Johnson made the remarks at the Kids Climate press conference at Downing Street on Monday (October 25), less than a week before the beginning of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow to address climate change. “Recycling isn’t the […]
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The UK’s plan to reach net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 will “secure” 440,000 green jobs and “unlock” £90 billion in private investment, according to ministers. With the start of Cop26 in Glasgow less than two weeks away, Boris Johnson finally published his long awaited plan to make the UK net zero in greenhouse gas emissions […]
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Households and businesses are alarmed by reports that energy prices – already at record levels – could be set to rise even further through the government’s new “green” levy on gas. The new charge will add up to £170 per year onto household gas bills from 2023, according to a report in the Times. The […]
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UK shoppers have been warned to expect food shortages by the end of the week with some suppliers predicting “farmageddon” within 10 days. The shortage of HGV drivers and other workers that has hit the food and retail sector has been compounded by new backlogs at abattoirs and processing plants caused by a shortage of […]
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