Sizewell C: UK and France-owned EDF look to raise £20bn for Suffolk nuclear site January 11, 2024 They hope to raise the money by the end of 2024, the energy minister responsible for the sector told the Financial Times.
Boris Johnson supports honours for Euro 2022 winning Lionesses August 1, 2022 England’s Euro 2022 winning Lionesses could be in line to receive honours from Boris Johnson, Number 10 has today confirmed. Johnson’s official spokesman said that the Prime Minister “would definitely want to see the team receive the recognition they rightly deserve for their historic victory”. He said there was a “process” to follow and that [...]
Boris Johnson tells leaders at Cop27 to not ‘to go weak on net zero’ November 7, 2022 Boris Johnson has today told world leaders that now is “not the moment to go weak on net-zero” at the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt. Referencing the global energy crisis, the former Prime Minister said “much damage has been done in just one year to our common purpose of tackling man-made climate change” but that [...]
Scrapping inheritance tax? Tories float tax cuts and help for house-buyers to turn around dire polling December 27, 2023 The Tories have been dropping hints they could make attention-grabbing pledges on housing and taxes as Rishi Sunak struggles to turn around his party’s major deficit in the polls.
Liz Truss says UK can ‘ride out the storm’ in first speech outside Number 10 September 6, 2022 Liz Truss has vowed that Britain can “ride out the storm” it is facing during her first speech outside Number 10 Downing Street. The former foreign secretary was greeted by warm applause as she arrived at Number 10 for the first time as Prime Minister, and said she would outline her energy support package later [...]
Boris Johnson: We’re paying higher energy bills due to Putin, Ukraine is paying in blood August 25, 2022 As Brits face soaring energy bills in part due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson said they should take on the burden because “the people of Ukraine are paying in their blood”. The soon-to-be former prime minister made his remarks during a surprise visit to Kyiv as Ukraine marked its 31st [...]
Boris Johnson’s farewell speech at Number 10 gives unity call: ‘It’s time for politics to be over’ September 6, 2022 Outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson’s farewell speech offered a unity call to his successor Liz Truss’s government, saying it’s “time for politics to be over” and for the party to stop infighting. In a brief early-morning address to a packed crowd outside the famous black door of Number 10, Boris Johnson said the torch had [...]
Boris and Carrie Johnson cancel plans to hold wedding party at Chequers July 8, 2022 Boris and Carrie Johnson are no longer planning to host a wedding party at Chequers, which was reportedly to be held at the property despite the Prime Minister entering his final days in office as caretaker leader. The pair married in a low-key, private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral last year. A small group of family [...]
Revolut launches ‘crypto exchange for pros’ May 7, 2024 Revolut has expanded its presence in the digital assets sector with the launch of a UK crypto exchange for "experienced traders".
Is Khan being left out of the Starmer project? April 2, 2024 Labour could soon be in charge of Westminster and Whitehall, but a clash between Starmer and Khan risks stasis in London, writes Eliot Wilson.