10% of our emissions come from the electricity sector. Around 50% are from transport and heating buildings. Our report makes the case for cheaper power, so that consumers really benefit from switching to heat pumps and electric vehicles ⚡️

If this ever happens it would be revolutionary. Sadly, I expect that it won’t .

Andy Burnham is due to give a speech on fiscal devolution. We know it matters for growth, and that England is super centralised. Our proposal for fiscal devo is the metro mayors should get to keep some: -Income tax -Corporation tax - More business rates Quick thread below:

Hilarious Andy Burnham vox pop on ITV News. “It would be great if he could do something for working people. Like an increase in pensions”.

While the government collapses, kids are fainting in classrooms and workers are sweltering. It's time to heatproof Britain: 1⃣ Heatproofing for every home that needs it 2⃣Cooling measures for schools, hospitals and care homes 3⃣ A maximum workplace temperature limit.

The UK spends more than most European countries on infrastructure. The issue is that costs are so high that we get very little for what we spend.

NEW: The man tapped to be Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser is calling for billions more borrowing to pay for infrastructure. The plans can be paid for within the existing fiscal rules, and would be done through an independent body. theguardian.com/politics/202…

Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period. His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process. The country expects stability, seriousness and a continued focus on the issues that matter most and that is what it will get. As we move forward, our priority must be to work together to get the country back to where we all want it to be. People want to see progress on economic growth, cost of living, public services, housing and opportunities for the next generation. Political change should never distract from the responsibility to improve people's lives. The Labour movement has always been at its strongest when it looks forward with confidence and purpose. This is what we will do from here and we will make sure this transition is a positive process of renewal for our party and our country.

Here are ten things Burnham could do in his first 100 days to boost growth. 🚎 Allow Mayors to approve & fund local transport through TWAOs ⏩ Introduce legislation to fast-track transport projects across the UK, like Mark Carney did in Canada 🏡 Let local communities approve new developments with street votes 🏘️ National policy to enable high-quality residential annexes and granny flats, which are delivering enormous benefits in places like California 🔌 Allow industry (incl data centres) to fund & build their own grid connections (£billions of latent investment) ⚡️ Implement all of the Fingleton nuclear recommendations in legislation ⚖️ Replace stamp duty with a proportional property tax, applied to new purchases 🚉 Use land value capture to self-fund new crossrails in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds & Glasgow 🔋 Move all energy levies onto general taxation to immediately reduce bills, scrap CCS & hydrogen levies 🏨 Quickly implement the draft national policy to enable high-quality dense housing around commuter stations in unaffordable areas Together, these would deliver immediate fiscal headroom from positive OBR/bond market scoring.

A relative living in Chengdu, China, sent me this map of the city’s metro system. It is the fourth-longest in the world, with a daily ridership of six million. The first line opened as recently as 2010! If it were Britain, we’d still be going through the consultation process.

There is only one “change” that will work for Burnham. A genuine, relentless focus on growth. Two decades without earnings growth. That’s why electorate is fed up. Only growth will repair contract between generations and allow social ills to be tackled thetimes.com/article/f5b0402…

Great chart here from @CentreforCities. Britain is too geographically unequal. And we hoard tax revenues in the centre. We've got to change both of these things. This is precisely why the Chancellor went big on tax devolution in her Mais lecture earlier in the year. And why we are working inside HMT to publish a summer update on our plans in the coming weeks, ahead of publishing a roadmap for fiscal devolution at the Budget.

Britain is in an Energy Emergency. But the Government is FAILING TO ACT. They have no plan, no idea what to do, and they’re leaving us exposed. So today we’re launching The LFG Emergency Energy Bill to SAVE OUR INDUSTRIES and GET BILLS DOWN Here’s how it would get bills down IMMEDIATELY: 1️⃣ SCRAP all levies on energy bills. These stealth taxes on the British people are unnecessarily hiking up their bills by hundreds of pounds. 2️⃣ REOPEN THE NORTH SEA, and directly deploy the tax revenue generated to GET BILLS DOWN. 3️⃣ Stop new CfD contracts and launch an investigation into the system that signed them off. Last year, billpayers paid £1.5 billion for big renewable corporations to THROW ENERGY AWAY. By 2030, it’ll be £8 billion. The existing settlement is a national scandal. 4️⃣ Scrap Clean Power 2030 targets. These needless constraints have pushed civil servants to procure wind at any cost – and at huge expense to the British people. 5️⃣ DITCH the duties of energy regulators, NESO and Ofgem, towards Net Zero goals, so their only focus is to MINIMISE ENERGY COSTS, subject to security of supply. 6️⃣ Hold auctions for connecting to the grid, and directly deploy the revenue generated to GET BILLS DOWN Our Emergency Energy Bill has cross-party support. It is ready to PASS IMMEDIATELY. It does what governments for the past 20 years didn’t – it takes RADICAL ACTION to SAVE OUR INDUSTRIES and GET BILLS DOWN. There’s no excuse. Last week, the US suspended access to some of the world’s leading frontier AI models. Britain is vulnerable - and our energy prices are strangling our national security. We cannot afford to be at the mercy of other countries or events beyond our control any longer. The Government needs to GET BILLS DOWN NOW or explain why they’re still letting this emergency destroy our future. Force Westminster to ACT. Send our Bill to your local MP and sign our letter to the Prime Minister and Ed Miliband. GET BILLS DOWN, NOW!

Today, we @LibDems are announcing our plan for a new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU, to: ✅️ Join the Single Market ✅️ Join a Customs Union ✅️ Boost growth and cut living costs ✅️ Strengthen European defence to keep Britain safe theguardian.com/world/2026/j…