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Will Wes Streeting Really Ditch Ed Miliband’s Net Zero Targets?

18 June 2026 at 07:00

Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting has said Labour should ditch Ed Miliband's Net Zero targets. Or has he? It's as clear as mud, says Ben Pile, with promises of yet more 'green growth' cakeism.

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Retail giants join UK government drive to boost β€˜plug-in’ balcony solar panels

Asda, Amazon and B&Q among retailers in talks to sell devices that feed into household sockets and can cut electricity bills by 30%

Bosses of some of Britain’s biggest retailers are discussing plans with the government to start selling plug-in solar panels as part of a drive to encourage more UK homes to generate their own electricity.

Executives from brands including Currys, B&Q and Amazon met Martin McCluskey, the minister for energy consumers, on Tuesday to discuss guidelines for selling β€œbalcony solar panels” to the British public.

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Β© Photograph: Climate Central

Β© Photograph: Climate Central

Β© Photograph: Climate Central

Miliband Comes for Underfloor Heating and Towel Rails in Net Zero Drive

13 June 2026 at 11:00

Ed Miliband will ban the sale of underfloor heating systems deemed to be using too much power in his latestΒ Net Zero drive as he also sets his sights on electric towel rails, gas fires and storage heaters.

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The Guardian view on energy shocks: winter is coming – and Labour needs a plan | Editorial

28 May 2026 at 18:44

Clean power remains essential. But until it arrives, Britain must stop LNG made scarce by the Iran war setting gas and electricity prices

The US-Israel war on Iran will drive household energy costs in Britain to their highest level in two years over the summer. This has given fresh impetus to calls for the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, to change course. The cabinet minister is vulnerable because he promised cheaper bills if Britain embraced his clean, green power plan.

Critics, including Labour’s former prime minister Sir Tony Blair, are circling. Yet Mr Miliband ought to ignore the naysayers. Until global carbon emissions, including Britain’s, are reduced to net zero, the planet will continue to fry and temperature records will continue to be broken.

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Β© Photograph: Loop Images Ltd/Alamy

Β© Photograph: Loop Images Ltd/Alamy

Β© Photograph: Loop Images Ltd/Alamy

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