Labour leader says policy for a windfall tax on energy is needed to reduce inflation
Keir Starmer has outlined Labour’s energy policy that would freeze bills at current rates, offsetting a feared 80% rise by winter. Starmer ruled out nationalising energy companies, a plan proposed by the former prime minister Gordon Brown who suggested the government should consider it as a temporary measure. ‘If you go down the nationalisation route, then money has to be spent on compensating shareholders,’ Starmer told BBC Breakfast this morning.
Guest speakers at the Cabinet Office will have their social media accounts vetted to check whether they have ever criticised government policy before they can take part in events, according to new rules.
The Cabinet Office policy applies to outsiders coming into the department to take part in “learning and development” events. Managers are being urged to carefully check the backgrounds of such guests, including by trawling through up to five years of posts, according to an article in the Financial Times.
