kwasi kwarteng is sa in: we controversial? kwasi kwarteng is saying we need _ controversial? to be more - controversial? kwasi kwarteng is saying we need to be more like l controversial? kwasi kwarteng is i saying we need to be more like the french, _ saying we need to be more like the french, the — saying we need to be more like the french, the french have had a nudear— french, the french have had a nuclear strategy for the last few decades— nuclear strategy for the last few decades and have got dozens of nudear— decades and have got dozens of nuclear reactors. they got something like six _ nuclear reactors. they got something like six with— nuclear reactors. they got something like six with one that's due to be decommissioned. the favourite buzzword — decommissioned. the favourite buzzword in number 10 is gigawatts which _ buzzword in number 10 is gigawatts which is _ buzzword in number 10 is gigawatts which is about1 billion buzzword in number 10 is gigawatts which is about 1 billion watts of electricity and it relates to the war in— electricity and it relates to the war i

11 over how it is going to be funded, and — number 11 over how it is going to be funded, and kwasi kwartengnstance. jacob rees—mogg are said to be in favour— jacob rees—mogg are said to be in favour of— jacob rees—mogg are said to be in favour of it — jacob rees—mogg are said to be in favour of it. this is undoubtedly very— favour of it. this is undoubtedly very ambitious, but it still suggests to me at least that the government prefers targets and picking — government prefers targets and picking winners to trusting markets to solve _ picking winners to trusting markets to solve climate change, perhaps through _ to solve climate change, perhaps through a — to solve climate change, perhaps through a carbon tax for instance, and this— through a carbon tax for instance, and this is— through a carbon tax for instance, and this is disappointing and really and this is disappointing and really a wasted _ and this is disappointing and really a wasted opportunity, and i think some _ a wasted opportunity, and i think some tempering of ambitions might be required _ some tempering of ambitions might be

that was the energy secretary, kwasi kwarteng.. and the reason it won't is because the government has rejected moving on a sprint on the key things that would have made the difference. onshore wind, solar and energy efficiency. take onshore wind, which was talked about in that package. onshore wind is the cheapest, quickest form of energy we can get. it's been blocked since 2015 because of government rules. not because of the views of the population because, actually, there is broad majority support for onshore wind, but because a few tory backbenchers are holding the government's energy policy to ransom. they're still holding it to ransom, and people are paying higher bills as a result. that was labour's ed miliband. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire has been at hinkley point, where the uk's newest nuclear reactor is set to open in four years' time. we are inside now at hinkley c. and if you come back in four years' time it will look exactly like this. this is a training room, a training suite. everything is laid out exactly as it wi

the energy secretary, kwasi kwarteng, said the government was determined to help tackle the cost of risingt we've launched today is a strategy. so what it does is that it brings a measure of energy independence, security of supply to the uk. but you're quite right to say that a strategy takes maybe three, four or five years, more years really to land. so in terms of this year, what we've done is, we've announced a package of measures. for example, the £150 off council tax cut to people in bands a to d. £200 off people's bills later in the year. we've increased the warm home discount, so 3 million customers, as opposed to 2 million, receive it. so, really, for short—term pressure, we've announced money support support for those customers. it's still a difficult time... yes. ..but i think that we are focused on the short—term but, also, in terms of the strategy, making sure that we're less dependent. labour's shadow climate change and net zero secretary ed miliband says the government's energy plans are in disarray. how will this make a difference to me and my energy bill in the years ahead?

borisjohnson was at hinkley point with the business secretary kwasi kwarteng follwing the announcementsked a why the energy startegy doesn t address fuel prices now, and energy bills. we are already doing a huge amount to help people with the immediate cost of living and of course we are going to do more, but this is about tackling some of the mistakes of the past and making sure we are set well for the future and we are no longer subject, well, never again subject to the vagaries of the global oil and gas price, we cannot be subject to blackmail as it were from people such as vladimir putin. we have energy security here in the uk. so it is a massive strategy for delivering 50 gigawatts, almost half the capacity of this country, from offshore wind by 2030. totally reviving the nuclear industry which i am afraid has been more or less moribund. this is the home of nuclear energy. we first split the atom in the uk and had the first civilian nuclear power plant. we are bringing nuclear home. with one reactor every year for eight years rather than one a decade. what we are also doing is mak

has been a moratorium on shale gas extraction since november 2019, but the business secretary, kwasi kwartengolutely right" that all possible sources of domestic energy were explored. leading footballers and reality television stars are to be banned from advertising gambling. the advertising watchdog says the new rules, which come into force in october, will protect children. let's speak now to james grant. he's a recovering gambling addict and the founder of the big step which is a campaign to end gambling advertising in football. james, thank you very much. we will talk about your experience in a moment but what is your view of this change that has been announced? deafening. yes, ithink change that has been announced? deafening. yes, i think it is a positive small step in the right direction which will really start to de—normalise gambling to a generation of young people who have just been bombarded with gambling messaging and marketing but probably more relevantly messaging and marketing but probably more releva ntly to messaging and marketing but probably more relevantly to this story is

kwasi kwarteng talked about cutting bills for consumers as everyone is.e short—term. a committee i chair of backbench conservative mps has published our own report into what can be done to cut energy bills this winter. i am looking forward to working with the government to bring in some of our ideas into their strategy. flan government to bring in some of our ideas into their strategy.— ideas into their strategy. can you tell us about _ ideas into their strategy. can you tell us about those _ ideas into their strategy. can you tell us about those ideas? - ideas into their strategy. can you | tell us about those ideas? people are desperate, they are perhaps not choosing to cook certain types of food because they cannot afford to turn on the other end, not putting on their heating. they are worried about how they will survive financially.— about how they will survive financially. about how they will survive financiall . ~ , ., financially. absolutely right. that was the key _ financially. absolutely right. that was the key question _ financially. absolutely

the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, came to _ business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, came to her— businesso hear on the story. thank you very much. iain watson. let's take a moment at 8:15am to look at the weather. matt has got all the details. good morning. good morning. they say is how we start thursday morning. lovely serena start in norfolk after what was quite a wet and windy night in the south. elsewhere, not so come. we have plenty of showers. there is the rain. clearing away from the south—east corner. snow across the hills of scotland and throughout northern ireland, northern england, north wales, north midlands, scattering of heavy showers, rumble of thunder, hale extent. the wind is a common feature for most. 40 to 50 marlborough ghosts. dry and sunny day for many. mid wales, the midlands, into northern england, staying sunny for a time. in scotland, some of the snow in the north will break up. for all it is feeling colder today. it will continue to do so. temperatures dropping in the afternoon. through tonight without, an area of cloud and showers get through. clearer skies, dr

shock announcement that nearly 800 seafarers were sacked without notice, the business secretary kwasi kwarteng, and notifying in advance the secretary of state via the insolvency service. in that letter he says it appears p&0 in that letter he says it appears p&o ferries has failed in that process and the insolvency service have been asked to look to see if it was appropriate. peter hebblethwaite appeared before the select committee and said there was no doubt they meant to consult in advance of making this decision and failed to do so, but also insisted on more than one occasion that no criminal offence had been committed. but today, there has been an update, insolvency service has written back to the business secretary after he asked them for an update and i have asked them for an update and i have a copy of that letter in front of me. it says, i can confirm, this is the inspector general and chief executive from the insolvency service, saying this in the letter, i can confirm that the insolvency service has initiated both formal criminal and civil investigations into the circumstances surro

in an interview with the sunday telegraph, business secretary kwasi kwarteng says britain could build radical expansion of home—grown energy. just found a cracking little peace in the sunday mirror about roast dinners! couples number one beef is about roast dinners, it says here. roast dinners cause more arguments than any other meal. firstly it's the meat, what meat do you go for? what is your choice of meat? i the meat, what meat do you go for? what is your choice of meat?- what is your choice of meat? i love a let what is your choice of meat? i love a [er of what is your choice of meat? i love a leg of lamb- _ what is your choice of meat? i love a leg of lamb. and _ what is your choice of meat? i love a leg of lamb. and it _ what is your choice of meat? i love a leg of lamb. and it would - what is your choice of meat? i love a leg of lamb. and it would be - what is your choice of meat? i love a leg of lamb. and it would be for i a leg of lamb. and it would be for me. but would _ a leg of lamb. and it would be for me. but would you _ a leg of lamb. and it would be for me. but would