58 h. ago Miliband vows to ban fracking, labels Reform ‘ideological extremists’ and tells Musk to ‘get the hell out of our politics’ – live

Environmental groups have welcomed the energy secretary’s fracking announcementAt the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech.Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, said:By providing a clear vision for our energy future based on helping people, not on ignoring the science, the energy secretary has sent an important message that the government is listening to communities.Fracking is and always has been unpopular, both with people facing it off locally and the wider public. The government must now translate its plans to ban fracking permanently into policy, alongside closing a loophole in planning law that still allows it to happen by the backdoor.Andy Burnham is doing a fantastic job as the mayor of Manchester. I actually worked closely with him. We’ve reset that relationship between Westminster and our mayors, and we’re working well together. So ...

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59 h. ago On the day energy bills go up AGAIN... Ed Miliband vows to ban fracking and lashes out at Reform 'extremists' over Nigel Farage's pledge to scrap Labour's Net Zero drive

In a speech to Labour's conference in Liverpool, the Energy Secretary delivered a fresh Government attack on Nigel Farage 's party.

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59 h. ago Ed Miliband vows to ban fracking and warns Reform would ‘trash our climate commitments’ – UK politics live

There is currently no permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratoriumAt the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech.Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, said:By providing a clear vision for our energy future based on helping people, not on ignoring the science, the energy secretary has sent an important message that the government is listening to communities.Fracking is and always has been unpopular, both with people facing it off locally and the wider public. The government must now translate its plans to ban fracking permanently into policy, alongside closing a loophole in planning law that still allows it to happen by the backdoor.Andy Burnham is doing a fantastic job as the mayor of Manchester. I actually worked closely with him. We’ve reset that relationship between Westminster and our mayors, and we’re working well together. So I’ve got...

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2 d. ago Reform war on clean energy will ‘betray’ young people and ‘wreck everything’, Miliband to say

Miliband will use his speech to attack Reform leaders who said they would ‘declare war’ on green energy projects

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3 d. ago Reform war on clean energy will ‘betray’ young people and ‘wreck everything’, Miliband says

Miliband will use his speech to attack Reform leaders who said they would ‘declare war’ on green energy projects

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3 d. ago Reform will ‘betray’ young people by waging war on clean energy, Miliband to say

Miliband to announce more funding for solar panels on schools and hospitals.

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3 d. ago 'Not a zealot of green energy': Rachel Reeves signals North Sea climbdown in blow to Ed Miliband

The Chancellor pledged to support 'homegrown' supplies from oil and gas developments in the North Sea.

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3 d. ago Renewables generate record share of electricity generation, figures show

The record was partly driven by a record high share in solar generation as the UK saw its sunniest spring on record.

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4 d. ago Labour must fight rightwing billionaires undermining net zero, says Ed Miliband

Exclusive: Energy secretary will hit out at the Tory and Reform ‘culture war’ and unveil target of 400,000 new jobs in clean energyLabour is in a fight against “global network of right-wing billionaires” who want to undermine net zero for their “vested interests”, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said.He said that the Tories and Reform UK were “importing a net zero culture war” and that accelerating the green transition would be key to winning the argument with the public. Continue reading...

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1 week ago There's one urgent step Labour needs to take to stop energy bills soaring again but Ed Miliband stands in the way, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE

With every day that passes, the suspicion grows that Ed Miliband's blind pursuit of a green revolution is doing exactly the opposite of what was intended.

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1 week ago There's one urgent step Labour needs to take to stop energy bills soaring again but Ed Miliband is standing in the way, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE

With every day that passes, the suspicion grows that Ed Miliband's blind pursuit of a green revolution is doing exactly the opposite of what was intended.

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2 w. ago Major explosion fears at oil refinery as Ed Miliband sent 'catastrophe' warning

Unite's general secretary has written to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to warn over 'serious risk of a major accident' at the closed Lindsey Oil Refinery

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2 w. ago ED MILIBAND: 'Golden age of nuclear will create jobs and protect Brits from energy shocks'

Energy Security Secretary Ed Miliband says 'families and businesses continue to pay a heavy price for our exposure to fossil fuel markets controlled by dictators like Putin'

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer 'blocks green energy plant backed by Ed Miliband in favour of AI growth zone' as he seeks economic boost

The PM is said to have overruled the Energy and Net Zero Secretary over plans for BP's H2Teesside 'blue' hydrogen plant.

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3 w. ago One by one our energy giants are turning their backs on green power

Will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights That was a front page headline on April 9 1992, warning of the consequences should Neil Kinnock's Labour win that day's election.

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3 w. ago Ed Miliband defied Starmer bid to strip him of energy secretary brief

ITV political editor Robert Peston says Sir Keir Starmer wanted Ed Miliband to succeed Angela Rayner as housing minister - but he refused

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