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UK voters need to hear battle over bills and climate crisis are linked, green experts say

UK have vowed to encourage fracking and impose punitive taxes on on renewable energy generation. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA The Reform party, led by Nigel Farage, is expected to do well among the roughly

‘No friends to the oil and gas industry’: Aberdeen South, the byelection where one topic dominates

renewables on climate and investment grounds. The surge for Reform UK in the north-east, fed by voter anger over energy jobs losses, and the Tories’ pro-oil shift, has influenced

Reform's Scottish leader defends Labour deal claim

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the Scottish Reform leader said: "I would agree with Donald Trump on this – drill, Mili, drill is what I would say." He added: "In terms of energy, we account

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

renewed pressure to quit or set out a timetable for his departure. Starmer, a former lawyer, was elected in 2024 with one of the largest parliamentary majorities in modern British history, on the premise that

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

reforms and an inability to manage his party – will have the ring of familiarity to it for anyone following the British prime minister’s time in power. Poor judgment and a lack of charisma

Energy bills, business rates and HS2: What are Burnham's potential policies?

energy bills, rail fares, just as we brought down bus fares in Greater Manchester, to make life more affordable for people," he said in his victory speech after winning the Makerfield seat. The government estimated

The city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debate

Reform UK party agrees with Trump and is campaigning for the 7 May Scottish parliament election on a platform of maximising domestic fossil fuel production. "Shutting down North Sea oil and gas is the biggest