From fracking to floating turbines: Government weighs proposals for revamped energy security plan

James Murray
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With the briefing battle in full swing, Ministers are considering a raft of competing proposals for curbing UK fossil fuel imports

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour Leader Keir Starmer clashed over the UK's energy policy at Prime Minister's Questions this lunchtime, trading barbs over who precisely was to blame for soaring domestic...

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