All news on the topic: Ed Miliband

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Britain embraces oil giant BP while advocating for climate action
BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling — and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.
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Labour energy chief Ed Miliband is facing backlash over local solar projects
If the polls are correct, Ed Miliband will be U.K. energy secretary by Friday, overseeing Labour’s ambitious push to back clean energy projects like solar and wind farms all over the country.
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More gas power stations will be built to avoid blackouts when it is not windy
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said Britain needed a back-up for when the weather 'doesn’t power up our renewables', but Labour accused the Tories of failing to cut bills
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Starmer and Blair join mourners at Labour 'matriarch' Glenys Kinnock's funeral
Figures from across Labour's past and present, including Gordon Brown, Alastair Campbell, Lord Mandelson and Ed Balls, all attended the service in north London
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Tory climate minister to make 6,800-mile round trip from Dubai for Rwanda vote
The Tory climate minister Graham Stuart was forced to abandon the COP28 summit in Dubai as Rishi Sunak scrambles to fight off a Tory revolt over the Rwanda scheme in the Commons
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'Taking Labour voters who despise Thatcher for granted is a dangerous strategy'
This Thatcher worship to woo Conservative voters blurs the unpalatable consequences of Right-wing Conservatism that people suffer today - eg dirty water and big bills from her privatisation – so lets the Tories off the hook
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'We'll cut your energy bills by turning UK into a renewables superpower'
Writing for The Mirror, Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour's plan to invest in clean energy will help families by reducing bills and tackle the climate crisis
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King Charles' dire climate warnings are 'meaningless' unless government acts
The King told Cop28 that 'our economy and survivability will be imperilled' without drastic change
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Keir Starmer vows to put UK 'back on world stage' as he meets leaders at COP28
Labour leader Keir Starmer used a trip to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to pledge to put Britain 'back on the world stage' if he becomes Prime Minister next year
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'If David Cameron's the answer, Rishi Sunak's about to be spitroasted'
Making ex-PM David Cameron Foreign Secretary shows how desperate Rishi Sunak has become, says Fleet Street Fox. He can't save anyone's bacon
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Tories admit their North Sea oil plan won't bring down families' energy bills
The King's Speech will include plans to issue more North Sea oil and gas licences, but Labour has said it would be better to focus investment on nuclear and renewable power
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Labour says renewable energy law will stop Britain being held to ransom by Putin
The Shadow Energy and Net Zero Secretary will announce an Energy Independence Act designed to shield the country from external shocks and cut costs for consumers
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Ed Miliband says he 'regrets' Russell Brand interviews after rape allegations
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he now regrets doing a YouTube interview with comedian Russell Brand during his election campaign back in 2015
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6 Tory promises that will be disastrous for economy and climate if broken
BP has announced its latest bonanza after raking in £2billion in the three months to June - just days after the PM confirmed he would award more gas and oil licences
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Desperate Rishi Sunak caves over oil and gas with 4 green pledges under threat
The PM caved in to demands from hard-right Tories and big business but snubbed calls to invest in renewables amid claims it would not reduce energy bills
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Tory chairman said it was a 'MYTH' more gas production would cut prices
The social media post was unearthed as Rishi Sunak claimed the approval of 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences would provide 'cheaper energy' for Brits
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PM backing new oil and gas licences 'wrong decision at wrong time', warns Tory
Furious campaigners have lashed out at Rishi Sunak's decision to support future oil and gas development in the North Sea - despite warning the UK needs to warn itself off fossil fuels
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'Sunak enjoys helicopter lifestyle while pretending to be on side of motorists'
Sunak’s playing with fire by failing to grasp that folk do care about the world they are leaving for their children and grandchildren.
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Voters say last 8 years would have been less chaotic with Ed Miliband in charge
David Cameron's infamous warning has become a widely mocked harbinger of Britain descending into the banter timeline. And a new poll shows just 28% of voters believe the former PM was right in his prediction
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Labour legends honour Margaret McDonagh who was essential force behind 1997 win
Labour's first female general secretary Margaret McDonagh was hailed by Keir Starmer who said she 'changed the lives of so many' as mourners gathered for her funeral in London
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'Fortune favours the bold - Starmer knows he won't be forgiven if Labour lose'
Haunted by ghosts of Neil Kinnock in 1992 and Ed Miliband in 2010, defeat snatched from the jaws of victory is the nightmare of increasingly optimistic Labour Shadow Cabinet Ministers
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'The Tories are in meltdown over energy - it's time to fight for British jobs'
Labour's Ed Miliband writes: "The Tories will tell you we can’t afford to invest in these jobs of the future. Labour says we can’t afford not to invest."
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Labour vow to make UK 'clean energy superpower' will support 500,000 jobs, party claims
Plan will see new jobs for plumbers, electricians, engineers and technicians to work on projects aiming to reduce the use of fossil fuels and tackle the climate emergency
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'Rocco Forte is Labouring under the misapprehension we want him to stay'
Hotelier is just the latest in a long line of whinging rich and famous people who threaten to quit the UK if they don't get the government they want, says Paul Routledge
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Energy giants raking in £60 million a day profits as Tories fail on windfall tax
The Government has been accused of giving these companies “generous and untargeted handouts” by Labour as millions struggle through the cost of living crisis.
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