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Rishi Sunak to unveil 'largest ever' farming grant package for agritech and food productivity

Policy

Rishi Sunak to unveil 'largest ever' farming grant package for agritech and food productivity

Package of new measures set to be unveiled include further grant funding for agritech and clean energy, extensions to the Sustainable Farming Incentive, and plans to cut red tape to ease on-farm developments

clock 20 February 2024 • 6 min read
Poll: UK swing voters fear Conservative Party is too weak on green policy

Politics

Poll: UK swing voters fear Conservative Party is too weak on green policy

Tory MPs warn PM against green policy backsliding as poll demonstrates strong voter backing for stronger government efforts to grow the green economy

clock 26 July 2023 • 6 min read
Rishi Sunak to take reins as Prime Minister amid growing calls to accelerate net zero and nature agenda

Policy

Rishi Sunak to take reins as Prime Minister amid growing calls to accelerate net zero and nature agenda

UK set to have its third PM in two months, as former Chancellor faces calls to back renewables, energy efficiency and nature-friendly farming reforms

clock 24 October 2022 • 6 min read
The Wildlife Trusts urge Tory leadership contenders to prioritise nature

Politics

The Wildlife Trusts urge Tory leadership contenders to prioritise nature

Prime Minister must prioritise nature to meet net zero and environmental goals set out in 2019 Conservative manifesto, campaign group warns

clock 14 July 2022 • 3 min read
Energy Security Strategy: Are the PM and Chancellor at loggerheads over the role of green energy?

Policy

Energy Security Strategy: Are the PM and Chancellor at loggerheads over the role of green energy?

Reports over the weekend suggest growng discord between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson about the extent to which new nuclear and clean energy projects should feature in UK's response to soaring energy bills

clock 21 March 2022 • 6 min read

Politics

Boris Johnson: 'Nature is declining at a pace that is truly terrifying'

Statement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the UN High-Level summit on biodiversity

clock 30 September 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

Boris Johnson: 'We owe it to future generations to build back better'

Prime Minister gives strongest commitment yet to green recovery as he calls for 'fairer, greener and more resilient' global economy

clock 28 May 2020 • 5 min read

Policy

Government spending plans: The key green takeaways

Chancellor Sajid Javid announces extra funding for Defra and £30m net zero money for BEIS, among a number of green spending plans

clock 04 September 2019 • 4 min read

Politics

How green is the government's Spending Review likely to be?

With both a no-deal Brexit and General Election potentially looming, could the Chancellor unveil any green spending tomorrow?

clock 02 September 2019 • 7 min read

Aviation

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps casts doubt on Heathrow expansion

Shapps questions whether third runway 'stacks up' on financial grounds and promises to take 'really, really close look' at case for expansion

clock 14 August 2019 • 2 min read
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