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David Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interestRevealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interestsWhich UK MPs own shares in publicly listed c…
Wael Sawan criticised by climate campaigners after comments defending continued reliance on oil and gasClimate campaigners have condemned as “cynical” suggestions by the boss of the energy company Shell that cutting the world’s oil and gas production w…
Exclusive: new database shows 1,500 US lobbyists working for fossil-fuel firms while representing universities and green groupsMore than 1,500 lobbyists in the US are working on behalf of fossil-fuel companies while at the same time representing hundre…
Fatih Birol says China’s economic recovery combined with harsh winter could pile pressure on gas suppliesBusiness live – latest updatesThe head of the International Energy Agency has warned that energy prices may spike again this winter, forcing govern…
Exclusive: Cadent Gas, owned by Australia asset manager Macquarie, is considering closing its defined benefit schemeThe former owner of crisis-hit Thames Water has been accused by union leaders of staging a “cost-cutting money grab” at another critical…
Economists put reason for divergence down to Brexit and Britain’s energy price guaranteeBusiness live – latest updatesThe eurozone’s annual inflation rate fell by more than expected in June to 5.5% amid sharp falls in the cost of energy, highlighting a…
With more expensive rate ending, such a move will avoid energy suppliers making estimationHouseholds have been advised to take a meter reading to make sure they are paying the new lower price after the energy price cap drops on Saturday.About 27 millio…
Energy company Drax scraps plan to bring two others out of retirement to help guard against power cutsBritain will be down to its last coal-fired energy plant this winter after Drax scrapped a proposal to bring two coal-fired units at its vast power pl…
Voluntary code bans forced installation in homes of over-85s and gives extra protection to vulnerableThe energy regulator has announced a proposal to make new rules brought in to protect struggling prepayment meter customers a compulsory part of suppli…
Minister hints at government uncertainty as Jacob Rees-Mogg warns against ‘sly’ reintroduction of chargesConsumers are in line to pay an extra £170 in green levies as the government’s energy price cap comes to an end for most billpayers.John Glen, the …