Starmer pledges UK planning reforms to boost nuclear power

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  UK to make it easier to build nuclear reactors

  The process of loosening rules on where reactors could be built began under the previous government.
  
  BBC News - 1h
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  Faisal Islam: Reeves's plans will boost UK but it will take a long time

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  BBC News - Jan. 29
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  Reeves to soften UK non-dom tax reforms

  Chancellor tells Davos crowd that government had been ‘listening to concerns’
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 23

• UK housebuilders predict sector growth on Labour planning reforms

  Taylor Wimpey and others say government measures will boost sector in spite of economic uncertainty
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 16
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  UK's Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks, pledges a '100-year partnership'

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  ABC News - Jan. 16

• How do UK regulators plan to cut back rules and boost growth?

  Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants the regulatory sector to do more to drive the economy
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 15
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  PM plans to 'unleash AI' across UK to boost growth

  Leading tech firms are said to have committed £14bn towards the project, which could create more than 13,000 jobs.
  
  BBC News - Jan. 13
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  Reform UK councillors resign in protest over Farage

  A group of councillors in Derbyshire say the party "has lost its sense of direction" under Farage's leadership.
  
  BBC News - Jan. 11

• The hole in Keir Starmer’s plan for the NHS

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  Financial Times - Jan. 9

More from Financial Times

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  Middle East and Europe condemn Trump’s plans to take over Gaza

  Countries ranging from Germany to Saudi Arabia reject displacement of Palestinians
  
  Financial Times - 8h
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  White House insists Trump has ‘not committed’ to sending US troops to Gaza

  Republican party divided amid uproar over US president’s plan to take over the enclave
  
  Financial Times - 4h
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  Trump’s Gaza plan resurrects grandiose Middle East playbook

  US president’s proposal to expel millions of Palestinians follows years of interventions favouring the Israeli rightwing
  
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  The deceptively negotiable Donald Trump

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  Financial Times - 14h
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  Trump doubles down on his reckless plan for Gaza

  Proposals underline the US president’s irresponsible approach to foreign policy
  
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