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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    UK energy
    Sunak orders plan for windfall tax on electricity generators

    Treasury scheme would come in addition to levies on North Sea oil and gas producers

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Partygate photos prompt renewed criticism of Boris Johnson

    Images reportedly show prime minister attending event in Downing Street in November 2020

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    UK energy
    UK must ‘come clean’ on cost of nuclear to consumers, says infrastructure chief

    John Armitt urges transparency from government on energy bills impact

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    UK energy
    Gazprom’s UK energy supply business considers rebrand

    Country’s biggest provider of gas to companies examines name change to distance itself from Russia

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Lib Dems urge clarity on Boris Johnson’s discussions with political adviser

    Call for Downing Street to confirm whether PM talked about energy windfall tax with Lynton Crosby

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    UK minister rows with rail unions ahead of mass strike ballot

    RMT says it will mount ‘fierce resistance’ to any government attempt to reduce right to industrial action

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    Alexander Lebedev
    Canadian sanctions put Lebedevs back in the UK spotlight

    Labour says there is a ‘strong case’ for action against father of peer ennobled by Boris Johnson

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    UK rail groups prepare plans to restrict services ahead of strike vote

    Operators draft contingency measures such as a 12-hour-a-day service if unions vote for a full national strike

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    FT Magazine
    Is Wes Streeting the saviour Labour desperately needs?

    Or, as his critics suggest, is he just a prospective return to Blairism?

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Sunak pledges targeted tax cuts for UK business in autumn Budget

    Chancellor’s promise to CBI designed to boost investment ahead of sharp rise in corporation tax next year

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Kwarteng warned on China takeover of UK semiconductor plant

    Report to say that sale of Newport Wafer Fab will undermine a strategic industry

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Sunak pressed to impose energy windfall tax

    Labour loses Commons vote on levy but chancellor warns industry ‘no option is off the table’

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    UK infrastructure
    HS2 protests set to cost high-speed UK rail line up to £200mn

    Project heads to seek injunctions to control demos along entire length of route, MPs told

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson delays plans to ban multibuy deals on unhealthy food

    Crackdown on free soft drink refills and limits on junk food advertising also postponed

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Civil Service UK
    Johnson sets out plans to cut up to 90,000 civil servants

    PM tells cabinet ministers to reduce departmental staffing levels in push to lower government spending

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    UK enterprise strategy delayed in focus on cost of living crisis

    Work on Kwarteng’s plan to boost entrepreneurship and help small businesses halted

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    BP’s investment pledge fails to quell calls for UK windfall tax

    Oil major seeks to head off push for new levy to help offset soaring energy costs for consumers

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Ministers resist Labour calls to release Lebedev security advice

    Details on Russian-born businessman’s nomination for peerage to remain secret

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Ministers delay plans to force UK corporate environmental disclosure

    Officials say the move is part of Downing Street’s push to reduce regulation on businesses

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    UK business & economy
    Sunak demands oil and gas companies increase UK investments

    Chancellor’s allies say he wants higher capital spending to boost Britain’s self-sufficiency in energy

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson pledges support for UK economy in Queen’s Speech

    Legislative programme fails to tackle cost of living crisis, says opposition

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    News in-depthUK politics & policy
    Johnson purges key business reforms from his legislative programme

    PM’s deputy chief of staff has been a key influence over which bills are in the Queen’s Speech

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    UK plans law to tackle protests at ‘key national infrastructure’

    Measure in a new public order bill will allow prison sentences of up to 12 months for disruption at sites such as airports

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Queen’s Speech to include long-awaited protections for tenants

    Government expected to abolish eight-week ‘no-fault’ section 21 orders in England and Wales

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    UK local elections
    Pressure on Johnson as Tories suffer losses in UK local elections

    Labour gains in some parts of country marred by police investigation of ‘potential’ lockdown breaches

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