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£1.6m training centre for wind farm workers to open in Aberdeen

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray welcomed the announcement as ‘fantastic news’.

Evening Standard

GB Energy boss says clean power must ‘show benefit’ to local groups

Jurgen Maier’s comments come after energy secretary Ed Miliband vowed to take on ‘blockers’ of power schemes earlier this year.

Evening Standard

GB Energy to get just £100m over two years in Budget despite Labour's £8bn pledge

THE state-owned GB Energy will receive just £100 million in funding for renewables projects in the first two years despite the UK Government’s…

The National (Scotland)

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GB Energy will not have its own Aberdeen headquarters, UK Government confirms

GB Energy will not have its own headquarters in Aberdeen, The National can reveal ...

The National (Scotland)

Government defeats bid to make GB Energy prioritise cutting bills by £300

The Conservatives said it tabled the amendments in the Commons to ensure Labour delivers on its election promises.

Evening Standard

GB Energy should treat cutting bills by £300 as a priority, say Tories

The Opposition wants to amend the Great British Energy Bill to ensure the new company tracks its progress on cutting bills.

Evening Standard

Will Great British Energy herald UK’s green revolution?

National energy company, which launched this week, is Labour’s strategy to end dependence on fossil fuels

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Tom Tugendhat says he does not accept the term ‘climate emergency’ in attack on Labour policies

The leadership contender claimed Ed Miliband’s policies are going to ‘destroy Britain’ as he criticised the plans for a state-owned energy company

The Independent UK

John Swinney meets GB Energy chief as he vows to grasp opportunity 'with both hands'

SCOTLAND will seek to maximise the opportunities from energy policies pursued by Westminster, John Swinney has vowed as he met the chief of GB…

The National (Scotland)

Labour mocked as GB Energy Bill just FOUR pages long

LABOUR have been mocked as their bill to create Great British Energy numbered just four pages – and contained “net zero” detail about what the…

The National (Scotland)

Four times Labour promised to bring down energy bills

LABOUR have come under fire for explaining away an upcoming rise in energy prices because the UK does not have control of its own power.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer needs to answer these pressing questions about how he will govern

Keir Starmer’s government has hit the ground running. But over the next few weeks and months some serious choices will have to be made about exactly how to govern. These are 13 pressing questions that will demand answers soon, partly drawing from my experience working in city government, several national…

The Conversation

Watch: Keir Starmer delivers speech as new Great British Energy partnership launched

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer delivered a speech as a new Great British Energy partnership was launched on Thursday (25 July).

The Independent UK

Starmer says Labour finding ‘more mess’ from Tories every day as he launches Great British Energy plan – as it happened

Prime minister says energy plans will bring down bills and help planet as he accuses Tories of shortsightedness

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Offshore wind to power 20m homes within five years, Starmer to pledge

Scheme will use taxpayer money to develop parts of seabed owned by the royal family

The National (Scotland)

GB Energy bill to be introduced at Westminster – but SNP contest nuclear aims

THE legislation to create GB Energy will be introduced at Westminster on Thursday, with Labour ministers claiming it will secure Scottish…

The Guardian - UK

Great British Energy is becoming a reality – bringing with it cheap, clean and secure energy

We’re making the case for 21st-century, modern public ownership that serves our communities, says energy secretary Ed Miliband

The National (Scotland)

What was confirmed for Scotland and devolution in Keir Starmer's King's Speech?

KING CHARLES delivered a speech in the House of Lords today ...

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The Conversation

Is Britain on track for a zero-carbon power sector in six years?

Labour won the 2024 general election with a promise to make the UK “a clean energy superpower”. Part of that vision is the creation of Great British Energy, a public company that will strive to achieve zero-carbon electricity production by 2030 (just over one parliamentary term away).

The Independent UK

King’s Speech: Key takeaways from public rail ownership to Great British Energy

All the key bills announced in King Charles’s speech today

The Guardian - UK

From green energy to rivers, environment at heart of nine plans in king’s speech

Labour government recognises ‘urgency of climate challenge’ but presents measures as way to also cut cost of living

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer under pressure to base GB Energy in Aberdeen

KEIR Starmer is under pressure to name Aberdeen as the headquarters of Labour’s Great British Energy project.

The National (Scotland)

GB Energy risks wasting money on new nuclear, warns leading campaigner

ONE of Scotland’s leading environmental campaigners has warned that Labour’s GB Energy plans risk wasting resources on nuclear power.

The National (Scotland)

SNP fume over Labour veteran's 'Unionist powerhouse' claim

CLAIMS that Labour’s GB Energy plans will be “the powerhouse of a new Unionist project” prompted fury from the SNP.

The Independent UK

What to expect in the first 100 days of Keir Starmer’s Labour government

As Sir Keir Starmer becomes the UK’s newly elected prime minister, here are some of the steps he could take early in his term

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