Greg Hands was asked why Michael Gove made the promise if it is now considered a bad move.
Navy may need to intervene in clashes between UK and European fishing vessels, leaked plans warn
23/08/2020
Contingencies drawn up for ‘no deal’ Brexit.
Bruno Le Maire is the French opposite number to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.
THE average household energy bill in the UK is set to increase by at least £600 by the spring, energy and consumer groups have warned.
Surging forward with the ASEAN Power Grid
01/02/2018
Electricity demand in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is expected to grow between 5 to 6 percent yearly from 2016-2020. In recognition of this surge in demand, the idea of an ASEAN Power Grid (APG) was mooted in 1997, as part of the ASEAN Vision 2020.
A small group of rightwing MPs are jangling Tory nerves and using questions about living costs to undermine climate action.
The Vote Leave figurehead called on staff in the industry to back quitting the EU so power costs could be cut - and the Prime Minister is now under pressure to act.
If energy shortages worsen, EU governments can resort to curbing sales of natural gas and power to 'third countries', which includes Britain as of this year.
EU can shut off power supplies if UK tries to seize control of fish stocks, small print of deal reveals
30/12/2020
Cables under Channel meet 8 per cent of demand - raising threat of higher prices and possible blackouts.
The need to find alternatives to Russian gas has led to a thawing of relations. / IRISH diplomacy could see the UK rejoin an energy alliance with EU members states by the end of this year.
Celtic Interconnector will stretch 500km from Ireland south coast to Brittany. / A new 500km electricity cable will be built to bypass Britain and connect Ireland directly to the European Union's energy markets after Brexit, under plans confirmed on Tuesday.
This is the real cost of Brexit - SNP
28/09/2021
People, businesses and communities are now paying a heavy price for a hard Brexit we never voted for, imposed by a Tory government we never voted for. / Here’s a rolling list of the impacts of Brexit.
UK and EU are yet to agree efficient trading system to replace single market. / Stalled Brexit talks are pushing up UK energy bills by hundreds of millions of pounds a year, the power industry has claimed.
The UK is uniquely exposed to a global problem.
Emmanuel Macron suggests new European political community based on core values in areas such as security and energy.
UK electricity prices are the most expensive of any European automotive manufacturing country and 59% above the EU average, according to the SMMT. / UK firms could have saved nearly £50 million annually if they were buying energy in the EU.
Pressure mounting for breakthrough ahead of EU leaders’ video conference.
Brexit means that Ireland is "no longer compliant" with the EU's requirements for energy security, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
'In our social market economy, profits are OK. But in these times it is wrong to receive extraordinary record revenues and profits benefiting from war and on the back of consumers.'
The Ukraine war has invalidated Brexit
10/03/2022
We can’t do sanctions, defence or energy without Europe.
This guidance informs people working in the UK electricity market and other stakeholders about changes to the cross-border trading and supply of electricity from 1 January 2021.
Any additional or persistent uncertainty around Brexit “is not going to help” with soaring energy prices and the high cost of living, the European Commission (EC) vice president has warned at a meeting in London today.
The Government has secured more than half a billion euro in grants from the European Commission to connect Ireland's electricity network to France.