My speech last month on innovation faced multiple protesters, but even Tony Blair’s institute now recognises we need a common sense approach to Net Zero. We are 1% of global emissions - we must not lose focus on the greater prize of innovation + exports. Labour should take note.

Our energy security must not come at the expense of our food security. Today I’m making clear that solar farm applications should avoid the best quality farmland, and that proposals in areas with lots of applications are considered together.

A shot in the arm for our battery industry as we’ve backed @InvinityEnergy with £25mil to develop homegrown batteries. This is part of plan to make sure the UK has cheap, reliable energy.

Forward thinking oil & gas producers are leading the way on the energy transition. The US’s IRA is, in part, funded by an explosion in gas exports. Same goes for Norway’s EV subsidies and Saudi Arabia’s carbon capture industry. We will do the same. www.newstatesman.com…

Two new large-scale nuclear power plants. £600m to fund groundbreaking research into fusion. Becoming the only European nation other than Russia to create the advanced fuel of the future. All part of the LARGEST expansion of nuclear power in 70 years. www.express.co.uk/co…