Industrial policy

Britishvolt: how Britain’s bright battery future fell flat
Startup that hoped to transform UK car production was once valued at more than £800m, but collapsed worth a tiny fraction of that
Jasper Jolly
20, Jan, 2023 @4:49 PM

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves fill a vacuum in Davos charm offensive
Labour’s top team take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s absence from the World Economic Forum
Larry Elliott and John Collingridge in Davos
19, Jan, 2023 @4:56 PM

No 10 defends Zahawi after reports he paid millions to settle tax dispute – as it happened
Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson says PM has full confidence in Tory chairman despite allegations over his tax affairs
Andrew Sparrow
18, Jan, 2023 @6:01 PM

UN agency and US labour secretary deny backing UK anti-strike bill
Remarks at odds with government claims that planned minimum service law has ‘international seal of approval’
Aletha Adu and Jessica Elgot
18, Jan, 2023 @3:33 PM

It isn’t strikes putting us all at risk – it’s Tory cuts | Letters
Letters: Nick Watts, Sharon Mills and John Robinson on striking healthcare workers and the damage done to the NHS by Conservative neglect
15, Jan, 2023 @6:55 PM

Revealed: cabinet split over NHS pay disputes piles pressure on Sunak
Health secretary Steve Barclay urges unions to lobby PM over improved pay offer for striking nurses and ambulance workers
Toby Helm Political editor
14, Jan, 2023 @6:00 PM

Teaching union fails to meet vote threshold for strike despite ‘overwhelming’ support – as it happened
The NASUWT said members had voted overwhelmingly to support a strike, but it would not go ahead as turnout was under 50%
Andrew Sparrow
12, Jan, 2023 @5:36 PM

More NHS staff to strike as Rishi Sunak confirms use of private healthcare – as it happened
Latest updates: physiotherapists the latest group to announce industrial action as PM says he is now registered with an NHS GP
Andrew Sparrow
11, Jan, 2023 @6:05 PM

Labour asks Sunak to say how much money he ‘wasted’ by taking private jet from London to Leeds – as it happened
Opposition challenges prime minister over use of private plane for health visit
Andrew Sparrow
10, Jan, 2023 @5:40 PM

The Thatcherites hounding Sunak over strikes forget one thing: she picked her battles | Katy Balls
MPs want the prime minister to win the health and rail disputes. But his options are limited, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator
Katy Balls
09, Jan, 2023 @12:00 PM

Hunt confirms cut to ‘unsustainably expensive’ business energy support
Chancellor to announce plans for lower level of support from March
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
04, Jan, 2023 @10:31 PM

Unions holding government to ransom with talks demand, says Ben Wallace
Minister ratchets up hardline stance as he rejects claim government is sabotaging efforts to end strikes
Peter Walker Political correspondent
29, Dec, 2022 @3:10 PM
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