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UK workers urged to work from home to save fuel by ex-government adviser

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The Independent UK

UK workers should stay at home to save fuel, says ex-government adviser

Professor Nick Butler warns the price of diesel could still go a ‘good deal’ north of £2 per litre

The Independent UK

Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics

Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer warned UK should brace for fuel rationing amid Iran war

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The Independent UK

UK should brace for fuel rationing over Iran war crisis, former BP chief warns Starmer

Former adviser says UK should be preparing for ‘significant shortfall of supply over the next two months’

The Independent UK

Will releasing millions of barrels of oil stockpiles really bring down fuel costs?

Despite rare act of multilateralism, there is no guarantee the IEA’s release of 400m barrels from reserves will depress prices

The Guardian - UK

The 14 most explosive emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson

The extraordinary revelations appear to lay bare the extent of the professional and personal relationship between the paedophile financier and the ex-Labour minister

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Mandelson-Epstein latest: Starmer under pressure to release vetting documents after police announce criminal probe

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has demanded that the PM explain the vetting process for the former ambassador

The Independent UK

Mandelson could face police inquiry over alleged leak to Epstein

Met police assessing reports of alleged misconduct in public office after government information apparently shared

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown asks top civil servant to investigate Mandelson ‘leak to Epstein’

Ex-PM asks cabinet secretary to investigate whether Mandelson shared market-sensitive information

The Guardian - UK

A history of our regulatory failure and undervalued resources

It was New Labour who started the policy shift away from proper enforcement to advice and education, writes Steve Tombs, while Seán Marriott says water companies have no incentive to manage their key resource properly

The Guardian - UK

Crisis, crisis, everywhere … why regulatory failure is at the heart of Britain’s many problems

Thames Water’s woes are a sign that basic oversight of critical industries simply isn’t happening, says Nick Butler of King’s College London

The Guardian - UK

Note to Labour: energy transition isn’t just about power generation

There are some doubts as to whether Starmer’s publicly-owned energy company will have its emphasis in the right place

The Guardian - UK

Even Shell can see it is earning too much from this crisis – the energy market needs a profits cap

The government could be doing so much more to protect consumers, says former BP executive Nick Butler

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Does Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget offer any solutions to Britain’s crises? Our panel decides

The chancellor has delivered swingeing tax cuts and an end to the cap on bankers’ bonuses

Wales Online

'Freeze profits not people': Protesters outside Ofgem HQ call for ‘payment strike’ on energy bills

On Friday, Ofgem confirmed an 80.06% rise in the energy price cap, hiking the average household’s yearly bill from £1,971 to £3,549 from October

The Independent UK

Protesters gather outside Ofgem HQ calling for ‘payment strike’ on energy bills

Members of crowd shout ‘enough is enough’

Wales Online

Former BP chief calls for energy price cap to be suspended and oil firms to be taxed more

Nick Butler has called for taxes to be increased on companies that are "milking the system". Mr Butler worked at BP for more than 30 years.

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The Independent UK

Former BP chief says price cap should be suspended

Nick Butler said the increase in the Ofgem price cap should be suspended, after they announced an 80% hike in bills.

The Guardian - UK

Water firms exist to sustain life. They should answer to citizens, not shareholders

An oversight system with teeth would stop utilities from inflicting misery by profiteering

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership race: Truss takes on Sunak in Manchester – as it happened

The two candidates faced questions from Conservative members on the NHS, trade unions, and energy bills

The Independent UK

Former BP chief calls for UK energy price cap freeze ahead of ‘winter of discontent’

Nick Butler says firms who cannot offer lower prices should be renationalised

The Guardian - UK

Former BP chief urges freeze to UK energy price cap to help households

Ofgem should stop rises in cap, and energy firms unable to offer lower bills should be nationalised, says Nick Butler

The Guardian - UK

I worked for BP for 30 years – the energy sector has become incompetent and greedy

If these profiteering firms are failing to meet society’s needs, the government should take them back into public control, says Nick Butler, a former vice-president at BP

The Guardian - UK

Windfall tax on oil giants won’t hurt British pensioners, thinktank finds

Review by Common Wealth reveals that UK pension funds hold tiny fraction of Shell and BP shares

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