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Johnson says ‘madness’ for next PM not to push on with Sizewell

It would be “absolute madness” for the next prime minister not to press ahead with the Sizewell C nuclear plant, Boris Johnson has warned as he confirmed £700 million of government investment in the project. In what was billed as his final speech before he leaves No 10 Downing Street next Monday, the PM told an audience at the Sizewell B nuclear plant in Suffolk that the next government should not take the “short-termist” approach that had bedevilled nuclear power policy in the past.

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Energy UK backs proposals to offer CfDs to existing generators

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Electricity market reform: it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it

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Government unveils moves to speed up infrastructure consents

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Carlton Power secures offtaker for green hydrogen hub

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Centrica gets green light to reopen Rough gas storage facility

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A call to action on diversity

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Weekend press round-up: Utilities and regulators ‘not fit for purpose’

In the latest round-up of the national newspapers for the summer bank holiday weekend, former government advisor and Oxford professor Sir Dieter Helm says the UK’s utilities and regulators are “not fit for purpose”. Meanwhile, the boss of oil giant Shell warns Europe could face years of energy rationing if Russia completely cuts off gas supplies and half of Tory voters support the nationalisation of energy according to a YouGov poll.

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