Latest updates: PM says online harms bill will include criminal sanctions for allowing ‘foul content’ onlineBoris Johnson promises online harms bill debate before ChristmasCoronavirus – latest global updatesDame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police c…
Further Covid restrictions in England not needed ‘for now’
Business secretary denies government is being complacent as infections and deaths riseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe return of some Covid restrictions in England is not needed “for now”, the business secretary has insis…
Kwasi Kwarteng accused of misleading claims over power cable project
Letter from 2019 reveals business secretary supported £1.2bn project linked to Conservative donorA cabinet minister has been accused of making misleading claims about a £1.2bn cable project linked to a Conservative donor.Almost one in 10 Conservative M…
Energy crisis: Treasury reprimands Kwarteng after help for firms claim
Source close to Rishi Sunak accuses business secretary of ‘making up’ talks with chancellor about supportThe Treasury has issued an extraordinary reprimand to the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, after he suggested he was consulting the chancellor, …
Energy crisis: Tory MPs join Labour in urging support for heavy industry
Households expected to be hit by massive bills in spring after 250% rise in gas prices since JanuaryInstant bill increases for millions of customers will be held back by maintaining the energy price cap, the business secretary has said, as he resists a…
The Guardian view on Tory sleaze: buying access, baubles and influence | Editorial
Boris Johnson’s reluctance to come clean about donors that get to meet him may be explained by the contents of the Pandora papersBoris Johnson’s government has displayed a penchant for ignoring standards of openness, attacking key democratic institutio…
Gas firms may face windfall tax as energy crisis hits households
Another 800,000 households fall victim to energy crisis as Avro Energy and Green collapseAnother 800,000 households fell victim to the energy crisis on Wednesday with the collapse of two more suppliers, as ministers admitted they were considering a win…
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A windfall tax? Kwarteng better be sure it doesn’t get messy | Nils Pratley
The gas crisis is global and HM Treasury can hardly send an invoice to Gazprom or QatarHere’s a development in the energy crisis we didn’t expect from a free-market business secretary: talk of a windfall tax on companies that are making big profits fro…
UK ministers reach deal on CO2 production to ease food supply fears
Production at factories in Teesside and Cheshire will resume after government offers financial helpWhat caused the UK’s energy crisis?Ministers have reached a deal to restart carbon dioxide (CO2) production at a factory on Teesside in an effort to ease…