Report: Downing Street to weigh in over energy crunch fears

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FT reports Number 10 is to host a high-level meeting next week on the future of UK energy policy, as Whitehall sources hint major new policy announcements are imminent

Downing Street is to host a high-level meeting next week to discuss mounting concerns over the UK's energy security, according to reports in the Financial Times. The paper reported prime minister David...

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