Kiran Stacey
Political Correspondent at The Guardian
Political correspondent for the Guardian. Previously @FT, in London, Delhi and Washington
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Helena Horton |Kiran Stacey
Ministers will restart the approval process for two controversial oilfields on Thursday, even as new figures show the UK will be almost entirely dependent on foreign gas by 2050 regardless of whether they are approved. Michael Shanks, the energy security minister, will on Thursday announce the results of a government consultation on the giant Rosebank field and the smaller Jackdaw one, in a move the industry says will set the tone for the future of production in the North Sea.
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1 week ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Kiran Stacey |Gwyn Topham |Lauren Almeida
HS2 to be delayed by at least another two years, minister to announceHS2 is to be delayed yet again by at least a further two years, the government will announce on Wednesday, as the transport secretary says the Conservatives wasted billions on the project through mismanagement. Heidi Alexander will tell MPs there is “no reasonable way to deliver” the 2033 target for the high-speed rail line from London to Birmingham.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Helena Horton |Kiran Stacey
Labour is cutting the farming budget in England by £100m a year, spending review figures show. Despite the decrease, the budget has been cautiously welcomed by nature and farming groups, as there were fears the Treasury had wanted to reduce the funding further. Farmers have felt squeezed by the Labour government’s policies over recent months, with mass protests over the introduction of inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1m.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Eleni Courea |Pippa Crerar |Kiran Stacey
The government is intensifying efforts to quell a growing rebellion over welfare cuts, with whips stepping up contact with MPs and strategists drawing up plans for a mini-reshuffle in case of resignations. Ministers are taking a carrot-and-stick approach by laying out extra support for people who face losing their benefits, while also warning mutinous MPs of the consequences of voting against the plans.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Kiran Stacey |Dan Sabbagh
Britain was not involved in providing military support to Israel’s attack on Iran, the UK government has said, as the prime minister called for all parties to urgently de-escalate after the airstrikes that were launched overnight. Officials also initially indicated the UK was not involved in shooting down about 100 drones launched by Iran in retaliation – but later declined to comment when asked formally to confirm this.
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Labour’s growth agenda used to be almost entirely green infrastructure. Then it was housing for a bit. Now it is clearly defence manufacturing. Listen to me and @PippaCrerar break down what today’s defence review means here: https://t.co/dVHQ8UxAma
EXC: The govt is further away from hitting its housing target than previously claimed, an analysis has found. The findings will fuel the row between Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner about whether the pledge needs new money to fund it. https://t.co/msCm8lCRwv
EXC: Britain’s military will be increasingly powered by AI after the upcoming defence review, John Healey tells me. The govt is again looking to tech to solve its problems, meaning big opportunities for companies like Palantir. https://t.co/o9rMSz5RBV
