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Government is ‘setting up conversations’ as companies arrive in London for clean energy summit The UK is to woo global green investors, including those scared away from the US by the actions of Donald Trump, by offering cash and infrastructure improvements to encourage companies to set up manufacturing plants and supply chains.The government will bring forward £300m for offshore windfarms, an area in which the UK retains a lead, and has invited banks and major international companies to a 60-country summit in London this week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/24/uk-seeks-to-attract-global-green-investors-spooked-by-trumps-policies Author : Fiona Harvey and Jillian Ambrose Publish date

The commission said the person behind the pamphlets had no link to a political opponent of Spender. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrossbench urges next government to increase income supportMore than 70 independent and minor party candidates have signed an open letter calling on the next government to substantially increase income support.The next federal government must raise the rate. To do anything else in the face of all this evidence is just a deliberate act of cruelty. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/24/australia-election-2025-live-labor-coalition-teal-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-policy-cost-of-living-voting-spender-pamphletntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-04-23 20:56:00

Ed Miliband’s looming decision on electricity market changes could see households facing regional bill disparities Britain’s most senior government ministers could soon be drawn into a deepening row over plans to charge some households higher electricity bills than others, as Ed Miliband prepares to decide on sweeping energy reforms.The energy secretary is understood to be close to making a decision on whether to move ahead with proposals to replace the country’s single electricity market with several market zones. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/23/ministers-braced-for-showdown-over-postcode-pricing-in-energy-market-shake-up Author : Jillian Ambrose Publish date : 2025-04-23 18:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Law firms Perkins Coie and WilmerHale say Trump’s executive orders against them are acts of retaliation that violate US constitutional protectionsNato secretary general Mark Rutte will visit the US and meet the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, according to a media notice shared by the military alliance’s press office.Rutte will visit the US on 24 and 25 April. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/23/donald-trump-elon-musk-tesla-doge-immigration-jerome-powell-law-harvard-us-politics-live-updates Author : Lucy Campbell (now) and Amy Sedghi (earlier) Publish date : 2025-04-23 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.