Category: Tax and spending

Rayner says Labour still wants to spend £28bn on green investment but won’t be bound by ‘arbitrary’ number – as it happened

Labour deputy leader says green spending would depend on state of public finances during visit to Scotland Suella Braverman, the former home secretary, says reports that the government is giving up on plans for a returns agreement with Turkey are “very…

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Scotland to earn £260m from floating windfarms powering North Sea rigs

Crown estate leases seabed rights to new projects as oil firms look to replace gas and diesel generatorsThe Scottish government will earn more than £260m after agreeing to lease areas of its seabed to floating offshore wind projects that can power oil …

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Scotland to earn £260m from floating windfarms powering North Sea rigs

Crown estate leases seabed rights to new projects as oil firms look to replace gas and diesel generatorsThe Scottish government will earn more than £260m after agreeing to lease areas of its seabed to floating offshore wind projects that can power oil …

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Scotland to earn £260m from floating windfarms powering North Sea rigs

Crown estate leases seabed rights to new projects as oil firms look to replace gas and diesel generatorsThe Scottish government will earn more than £260m after agreeing to lease areas of its seabed to floating offshore wind projects that can power oil …

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Offshore energy workers call for public ownership in UK’s net-zero carbon transition

Coalition of workers, unions and climate campaigners aims to safeguard shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sourcesWorkers in the UK’s offshore oil, gas and renewables sector have called for public ownership of energy companies to ensure that t…

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Offshore energy workers call for public ownership in UK’s net-zero carbon transition

Coalition of workers, unions and climate campaigners aims to safeguard shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sourcesWorkers in the UK’s offshore oil, gas and renewables sector have called for public ownership of energy companies to ensure that t…

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Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal a man serious about being prime minister | Polly Toynbee

We are seeing a leader emerge who doesn’t promise quick fixes, but is committed to the long-term revival of broken BritainAside from being 28% ahead in the polls, a sure sign that a party is on the threshold of power, is its leader receiving a ferociou…

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