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Will Labour’s planning reforms work?
Labour have placed planning reforms at the heart of their mission to drive economic growth, pledging to get Britain building. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly promised his government will be “builders, not blockers”. The new Planning and Infrastructure Bill, announced on Wednesday, will “turbocharge building of houses and infrastructure”, the government said. But...
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King’s Speech unveils drive for housing and infrastructure | Construction News
The new government has revealed plans in the King’s Speech for a “mission-led” drive to create economic growth and jobs – creating clear opportunities for the construction industry. The ceremonial speech from King Charles, delivered this morning, set out the legislation aimed at meeting Number 10’s pledge to “build more housing and infrastructure”. In just...
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King’s Speech to unlock growth and “take the brakes off Britain”
King’s Speech set to unveil a raft of bills to unlock growth and improve living standards for working people Ambitious legislative agenda will drive forward delivery of the government’s first steps and missions to rebuild Britain New laws deliver manifesto commitments to provide better transport, more jobs and turbocharge building of houses and infrastructure Improving...
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Key points in King’s Speech at a glance
Reuters King Charles has outlined the new Labour government’s law-making plans in a speech to Parliament. The speech outlined 39 bills that minsters want to pass in the next parliamentary session, after their party’s return to power. Some of these, or a version of them, were originally tabled by the previous government but were not...
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How Great British Energy can deliver vital, less profitable clean energy infrastructure
Mathew Lawrence is the founder and director of Common Wealth The private sector wants to make money, but a public power company can invest more strategically The new UK government has set itself an immensely ambitious task: delivering a clean power system by 2030. Central to its plan for the rapid, comprehensive decarbonisation of electricity...
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Green Party’s Suffolk MP calls for pause on East Anglia pylons plan
9 July 2024 By Mariam Issimdar and PA Media, BBC News, East of England BBC Green Party co-leader and Waveney Valley MP Adrian Ramsay wants a reassessment of the plan for new pylons across the East of England A newly elected Green Party MP has called for a “pause” on a proposed 114-mile (184-km) electricity pylon route...
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UK weather warning: Met Office raises alarm over 70mm torrential downpour – infrastructure at risk
Britons should brace themselves for more dreary weather, as the Met Office has cautioned that up to 70mm of rain will fall across parts of the UK in a torrential downpour. The weather office has issued a yellow rain warning, beginning today at 6.00pm and lasting until 3.00am tomorrow. The alert, which warns of “persistent...
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Port infrastructure delays threaten UK’s transition to net zero, industry says
The UK’s transition to net zero is under threat as delays in approving new infrastructure put billions of pounds of investment in offshore wind schemes and other vital upgrades at risk, big ports have said. The British Ports Association (BPA) has written to the government and Labour calling for action to clear the backlog of...
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UK haulage industry calls for investment in electric truck infrastructure
The road haulage industry is calling on the new government to urgently tackle investment in infrastructure for electric trucks, after pointing out there is just one public charging point for HGVs in the whole of the UK. Takeup of electric cars is soaring, with about 1.1m fully battery-powered cars on British roads and about 63,000...
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Hackers could target major infrastructure links to cause summer travel hell
A cyber security expert has warned that hackers could target major infrastructure to spark a summer of travel hell, potentially causing disruption to thousands of people. Alexandra Forsyth, a cyber security expert at AFRG, told Express.co.uk that hacktivists could disrupt the operations of airports and train stations and take them offline thus preventing flights from...
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Sewage contamination of British waterways reveals infrastructure problems ahead of election
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (AP) — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. But she takes extra precautions in her own backyard. The River Thames is one of Britain’s many waterways contaminated with sewage and agricultural pollution. “If it looks right, if it smells right, I’ll go...