All news on the topic: Ed Miliband

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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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Local elections: Double digit vote share win could show Labour on path to No10
Polling guru Professor Sir John Curtice pointed to both Tony Blair and David Cameron, who secured wins of more than 10% over their rival ruling party in local elections before they entered Downing Street
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Families could save £500 on energy bills under plan to insulate coldest homes
Around 19 million of Britain's coldest homes will get extra insulation to help families save on their energy bills if Labour gets into power, the party has pledged
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Minister responsible for heat pumps rollout admits he hasn't had one fitted
Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said engineers are due to visit his home within weeks to assess if the device can be installed, as he promoted the Government's Powering Up Britain plan
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"Watch this space' - Ed Miliband on calls for solar to be on all new houses
The Shadow Climate Change and Net-Zero Secretary told the Mirror Labour was 'very interested' in the idea - adding: "We will say more about it"
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Build more wind and solar power to cut families' energy bills, say campaigners
The call comes as Shadow Climate Change and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband prepares to set out Labour's green energy plan in response to Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act
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Slash red tape to wean UK off imported power and cut energy bills, report says
Campaign group Britain Remade said cutting planning bureaucracy would accelerate green energy projects, “unlock billions in investment and create tens of thousands of jobs in Britain’s former industrial heartlands in the North and the Midlands”.
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Young green campaigners urge Labour to 'be bolder' in run-up to election
The Green New Deal Rising group has piled pressure on Keir Starmer over a wealth tax and policies to tackle climate change, as the countdown to the next ballot intensifies
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'Rishi Sunak is too weak to make fat cat oil firms pay their share'
In an article for the Mirror, Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it is 'outrageous ' oil and gas giants are raking in enormous sums as BP reported its profits doubled to £23billion last year
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Tory minister admits son is on pre-pay energy meter - because 'it's convenient'
Last night, Labour's Shadow Climate Secretary Ed Miliband branded Grant Shapps "do-nothing" over his response to the scandal
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Rishi Sunak and 10 ministers receive nearly £300,000 from oil and gas firms
The revelation came in the week it was announced Shell more than doubled its annual profit to £32billion – its biggest result ever - and sparked calls for an increase in taxes on energy giants
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PM urged to scrap energy price cap rise as UK has world's highest electric bills
The increase will see the typical dual user paying £500 more a year than the £2,500 they do now even though wholesale prices are falling.
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'Senior Labour figures right to be haunted by fear of Conservative resurrection'
The economy crash, the NHS crisis, Covid and the invasion of Ukraine don’t explain why we’re doing worse than similar nations, so Rishi Sunak will struggle to escape the grave
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Labour calls for ban on forced prepayment meters as millions cut off from power
More than three million people were left in the cold and dark last year after running out of credit on their meter according to the latest grim figures from Citizen's Advice