Decision on Chinese takeover of Newport Wafer Fab delayed
Kwasi Kwarteng has delayed a decision on the Chinese takeover of microchip plant Newport Wafer Fab until ministers outline their wider plans for Britain’s semiconductor industry. Officials…
Pay more for power at peak hour under surge pricing plans
Kwasi Kwarteng has endorsed plans to charge households higher energy bills if they charge their phone or boil the kettle on a Friday evening, in a scramble…
Kwasi Kwarteng: ‘Keir Starmer can’t say boo to a goose’
“We feel that nuclear is an important part of the mix. But we’re more nimble, I would suggest, than the French, because we have a diverse source…
Whitehall explores solar power stations in space
Kwasi Kwarteng has ordered civil servants to start research work on orbiting space solar farms in a step towards an unconventional net-zero initiative. The Department for Business,…
Suffolk wind farm could derail No 10’s energy strategy
Boris Johnson’s energy security strategy risks being derailed by a Cabinet row this week over the decision to approve two controversial wind farms off the Suffolk coast….
Kwasi Kwarteng bids to ban owner of collapsed bonds seller chaired by Lib Dem peer
The owner of an investment firm that collapsed owing millions faces the prospect of being banned from running a company in the UK. Kwasi Kwarteng, the business…