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Grant Shapps

Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.

Backing for Scotland Acorn carbon capture project under energy plans

The UK Government is looking for ways to spend money in Scotland, but isn't interested in waving a Union Jack about it (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
The UK Government is looking for ways to spend money in Scotland, but isn't interested in waving a Union Jack about it (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Will Yousaf meet UK Government halfway on ways to improve life in Scotland?

Grant Shapps Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary. (Credit: Parliament)
Grant Shapps Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary. (Credit: Parliament)

Government change receipt rules on £200 Alternative Fuel Payment

Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show
Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy secretary Grant Shapps to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Comedian Frankie Boyle and climate campaigner Vanessa Nakate have urged the Prime Minister to throw out plans to develop a new oil and gas field in the North Sea.
Comedian Frankie Boyle and climate campaigner Vanessa Nakate have urged the Prime Minister to throw out plans to develop a new oil and gas field in the North Sea.

Frankie Boyle calls on PM to reject plans for Rosebank oil field

Rishi Sunak has carried out a sweeping shake-up of Whitehall with the creation of four new Government departments aimed at boosting economic growth and addressing the energy crisis.
Rishi Sunak has carried out a sweeping shake-up of Whitehall with the creation of four new Government departments aimed at boosting economic growth and addressing the energy crisis.

What Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle is meant to achieve

A charity has claimed the practice of energy companies forcibly installing prepayment meters by “breaking into” people’s homes is widespread in Scotland.
A charity has claimed the practice of energy companies forcibly installing prepayment meters by “breaking into” people’s homes is widespread in Scotland.

Forcibly installing prepayment meters ‘widespread’ in Scotland, charities claim

Several autonomous passenger buses are being trialled but there is likely to be resistance from some passengers.
Several autonomous passenger buses are being trialled but there is likely to be resistance from some passengers.

Comment: Autonomous bus services are taking us all for a ride

All aboard - the first 'driverless' bus ran with passengers for the first time
All aboard - the first 'driverless' bus ran with passengers for the first time

Route for new ‘driverless bus’  expands in Fife

People at risk of a heart attack or stroke are going to bed worrying whether the NHS will be there for them (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
People at risk of a heart attack or stroke are going to bed worrying whether the NHS will be there for them (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tories and SNP are failing the NHS as crisis deepens – Christine Jardine

Business Secretary Grant Shapps making a statement to MPs in the House of Commons, London, where he formally introduced the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.
Business Secretary Grant Shapps making a statement to MPs in the House of Commons, London, where he formally introduced the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.

Tories accused of trying to 'outdo Thatcher' after unveiling anti-strike law

Royal Mail threat to increase first class stamps price to more than £1

Business groups have written to Business Secretary Grant Shapps warning him that tight deadlines to review EU-derived laws is creating uncertainty for businesses (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Business groups have written to Business Secretary Grant Shapps warning him that tight deadlines to review EU-derived laws is creating uncertainty for businesses (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Smart Money: Rush to ‘sunset’ EU laws creating unnecessary uncertainty

Business Secretary Grant Shapps has been urged to end renewables being pegged to gas prices.
Business Secretary Grant Shapps has been urged to end renewables being pegged to gas prices.

Energy Secretary urged to end renewables cost being pegged to gas prices

Rishi Sunak is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin Williamson back into the Government despite being warned that he was under investigation for allegedly bullying a female colleague.
Rishi Sunak is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin Williamson back into the Government despite being warned that he was under investigation for allegedly bullying a female colleague.

Analysis: Williamson appointment shows loyalty still comes before suitability

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (left) seated next to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (left) seated next to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Hunt said to be preparing up to £60bn in tax rises and spending cuts

King Charles III (far left) arrives with, (left to tight) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Alok Sharma (centre) who presided over COP26 and Brian Moynihan, chair and CEO of Bank of America and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
King Charles III (far left) arrives with, (left to tight) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Alok Sharma (centre) who presided over COP26 and Brian Moynihan, chair and CEO of Bank of America and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Sunak reviews major projects and considers capital gains tax rise

Octopus Energy has sealed a deal to buy Bulb, its collapsed rival which has been run with billions of pounds of Government support for nearly a year. On Saturday, Octopus announced it is taking on Bulb's 1.5 million customers, "bringing an end to taxpayer losses and uncertainty for Bulb customers and employees", after the firm was placed into special administration in November 2021.
Octopus Energy has sealed a deal to buy Bulb, its collapsed rival which has been run with billions of pounds of Government support for nearly a year. On Saturday, Octopus announced it is taking on Bulb's 1.5 million customers, "bringing an end to taxpayer losses and uncertainty for Bulb customers and employees", after the firm was placed into special administration in November 2021.

Octopus energy gets approval for deal to buy collapsed rival Bulb

Octopus Energy announces Bulb takeover: Everything you need to know

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.
Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignation of Kwasi Kwarteng. Picture date: Friday October 14, 2022.
Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignation of Kwasi Kwarteng. Picture date: Friday October 14, 2022.

Jeremy Hunt to make emergency statement to stabilise the market

Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives in Downing Street in London, after delivering her keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference in Birmingham.
Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives in Downing Street in London, after delivering her keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference in Birmingham.

More protesters than policies leaves Truss fighting for her future

Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit a construction site for a medical innovation campus in Birmingham
Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit a construction site for a medical innovation campus in Birmingham

Liz Truss loses control of Cabinet ahead of crunch Tory conference speech

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng
Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng U-turns on scrapping 45p tax rate

Plans for radical MOT change opposed by most drivers

The public are set to be hit by a fresh set of rail strikes.. Photo: Getty Images
The public are set to be hit by a fresh set of rail strikes.. Photo: Getty Images

Union warns it will 'shut down rail network' with strike

Transport secretary Grant Shapps is looking at plans for bicycles to be given number plates. Picture: Jon Savage
Transport secretary Grant Shapps is looking at plans for bicycles to be given number plates. Picture: Jon Savage

Plans to put number plates on bicycles and fine speeding cyclists 'impractical'

Scotland's transport minister Jenny Gilruth has accused the UK Government of 'belligerence' as latest Network Rail strikes affect services in Scotland
Scotland's transport minister Jenny Gilruth has accused the UK Government of 'belligerence' as latest Network Rail strikes affect services in Scotland

Gilruth accuses UK Government of 'belligerence' over handling of rail strikes

ScotRail is warning customers to expect significant disruption during RMT Network Rail strike action
ScotRail is warning customers to expect significant disruption during RMT Network Rail strike action

Scottish minister urges Shapps to intervene to end RMT dispute

Three people died in the derailment at Carmont in August 2020
Three people died in the derailment at Carmont in August 2020

Regulator concerned about Network Rail remedial work after fatal Carmont crash

A man paddles in the fountain in Trafalgar Square, central London, as Britons are set to experience the hottest UK day on record as temperatures are predicted to hit 40C. Picture date: Tuesday July 19, 2022.
A man paddles in the fountain in Trafalgar Square, central London, as Britons are set to experience the hottest UK day on record as temperatures are predicted to hit 40C. Picture date: Tuesday July 19, 2022.

UK temperature hits 40C for first time as major incident declared in London

Eight names will go forward in the battle to be the next prime minister
Eight names will go forward in the battle to be the next prime minister

Eight names go forward in Tory leadership race as Javid drops out

Rishi Suna attends a speech at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Rishi Suna attends a speech at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

Sunak lashes out at 'fairytale' tax pledges as Shapps and Raab back him

Former health secretary Sajid Javid arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday Morning. Picture date: Sunday July 10, 2022.
Former health secretary Sajid Javid arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday Morning. Picture date: Sunday July 10, 2022.

Nine Conservative MPs aiming to be the next party leader

Frontrunner: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, a former Scots Guard, is being tipped as a possible future Tory leader
Frontrunner: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, a former Scots Guard, is being tipped as a possible future Tory leader

Ex-Scots Guard Ben Wallace is party favourite to replace Boris Johnson

A street light illuminates the door of Number 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images
A street light illuminates the door of Number 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson 'fighting on', as Michael Gove sacked by Prime Minister

The picket line outside Euston station in London, as train services continue to be disrupted following the nationwide strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union along with London Underground workers in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Saturday June 25, 2022.
The picket line outside Euston station in London, as train services continue to be disrupted following the nationwide strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union along with London Underground workers in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Saturday June 25, 2022.

Further strike action not ruled out as fresh strike crippled train services

Keir Starmer speaks to the media in Wakefield after Labour's by-election win (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Keir Starmer speaks to the media in Wakefield after Labour's by-election win (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Starmer right to avoid getting drawn into Tories' nasty strike strategy

The RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch, on a picket line outside St Pancras station in London as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union begin their nationwide strike along with London Underground workers in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Tuesday June 21, 2022.
The RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch, on a picket line outside St Pancras station in London as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union begin their nationwide strike along with London Underground workers in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Tuesday June 21, 2022.

Who is Mick Lynch and what did he say to Piers Morgan and Kay Burley?

Ticket barriers at an empty Glasgow Queen Street station
Ticket barriers at an empty Glasgow Queen Street station

Second nationwide rail strike begins as ScotRail services paralysed

Boris Johnson's government needs to be more active in solving problems like the railway strikes (Picture: Ben Stansall/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson's government needs to be more active in solving problems like the railway strikes (Picture: Ben Stansall/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Johnson's inaction over growing strikes risks fracturing social contract

Striking sail staff picket outside Cowlairs maintenance depot and signal centre on June 21, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. The biggest rail strikes in 30 years started on Monday night with trains cancelled across the UK for much of the week. The action is being taken by Network Rail employees plus onboard and station staff working for 13 train operators across England (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).
Striking sail staff picket outside Cowlairs maintenance depot and signal centre on June 21, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. The biggest rail strikes in 30 years started on Monday night with trains cancelled across the UK for much of the week. The action is being taken by Network Rail employees plus onboard and station staff working for 13 train operators across England (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).

UK Gov should not get involved in train negotiations, says Graham Simpson

Passengers at Euston station in London, as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union begin their nationwide strike
Passengers at Euston station in London, as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union begin their nationwide strike

Ministers will change law to allow agency workers to minimise strikes

Members of the public travel through Queen Street station ahead of a planned three-day strike in Glasgow. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Members of the public travel through Queen Street station ahead of a planned three-day strike in Glasgow. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Passengers face days of travel chaos as last-ditch talks fail

ScotRail will only operate on five routes during the strike action
ScotRail will only operate on five routes during the strike action

SNP accuse UK Government of launching 'Tory culture war' using rail strikes

Strikes are due to halt 90 per cent of ScotRail trains and many cross-Border operators' services on June 21, 23 and 25. Picture: John Devlin
Strikes are due to halt 90 per cent of ScotRail trains and many cross-Border operators' services on June 21, 23 and 25. Picture: John Devlin

Three days of rail strikes will 'punish millions' says Grant Shapps

Passengers booked with easyJet, British Airways, Tui Airways and Wizz Air are among those who have been affected
Passengers booked with easyJet, British Airways, Tui Airways and Wizz Air are among those who have been affected

Holidaymakers stuck overseas after the cancellation of flights to the UK.

Boris Johnson is facing a vote of no confidence
Boris Johnson is facing a vote of no confidence

Confidence vote in Boris Johnson could be called on Monday

Flights to Edinburgh Airport were among those affected by cancellations
Flights to Edinburgh Airport were among those affected by cancellations

Edinburgh flights cancelled on eve of Platinum Jubilee bank holiday

Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street. Picture: Daniel Leal/PA Wire
Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street. Picture: Daniel Leal/PA Wire

Johnson does not believe he was at Covid lockdown-breaking party: Shapps

The P&O ferry Spirit of Britain sails into the Port of Dover after undergoing sea trials (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
The P&O ferry Spirit of Britain sails into the Port of Dover after undergoing sea trials (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

Ferry firms should be forced to pay UK minimum wage after P&O scandal

Qualified mechanics conduct a number of strict safety checks during the current yearly MOT test
Qualified mechanics conduct a number of strict safety checks during the current yearly MOT test

Safety warning over Westminster's plan for two yearly MOTs

The Government is considering allowing vehicles to only need an MOT every two years, rather than annually.
The Government is considering allowing vehicles to only need an MOT every two years, rather than annually.

MOT test every two years under relaxed proposals

‘Shambolic’ passport delays threaten millions of summer holidays, ministers warn

A worker stands on one of the three suspended ferries anchored at the Port of Dover. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
A worker stands on one of the three suspended ferries anchored at the Port of Dover. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

P&O Ferries chief executive should be 'behind bars'

Some fares on trains from Edinburgh to London will be cut from £44 to £22.
Some fares on trains from Edinburgh to London will be cut from £44 to £22.

Edinburgh - London for just £22 as UK Government slashes train ticket prices

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Margaret Ferrier could be facing a by-election after a 30 days suspension was recommended for breaching Covid-19 rules.
Margaret Ferrier could be facing a by-election after a 30 days suspension was recommended for breaching Covid-19 rules.

Margaret Ferrier facing by-election after watchdog recommends 30-day suspension

Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.
Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.

Backing for Scotland Acorn carbon capture project under energy plans

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands
Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland again