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Sunak: Golden era of Labour calls for end on £17bn

UK-China relations is over ‘loopholes’ in energy windfall tax

RISHI Sunak has said the so- Covid lockdown laws.
called "golden era" of relations Police have made several ar- LABOUR has accused the gov-
with China is over, as he vowed to rests, and a BBC journalist was ernment of “botching” its wind-
"evolve" the UK's stance towards detained while covering a protest fall tax on North Sea oil and gas
the country. in Shanghai on Sunday. He was companies by leaving loopholes
In his first foreign policy beaten and kicked by the police which the party calculates will
speech, Mr Sunak said the closer during his arrest and held for sev- cost the public finances £17bn.
economic ties of the previous dec- eral hours before being released. In a challenge to Jeremy Hunt,
ade had been "naïve". The phrase "golden era" is as- Labour is today tabling an amend-
The prime minister said the sociated with closer economic ment to the bill enacting the
UK had to replace wishful think- ties under former Prime Minister chancellor’s autumn statement,
ing with "robust pragmatism" to- David Cameron - but relations be- demanding that he spell out the
wards competitors. tween London and Beijing have full cost of windfall tax allowanc-
But he warned against "Cold es for fossil fuel firms.
War rhetoric", adding that Chi- since deteriorated. Shadow chancellor Rachel
na's global significance could not However, Mr Sunak stressed Reeves said that the sums which
be ignored. that "we cannot simply ignore could be raised by ditching the
Mr Sunak has faced pressure China's significance in world af- allowance – as well as backdat-
from Tory backbenchers to tough- fairs - to global economic stability ing the windfall tax to the start
en the UK's stance on China since or issues like climate change". of 2022 and matching Norway’s homes. now signed a rebel amendment
he took over as prime minister He added that the UK would 78 per cent levy on its North Sea Her comments came as pres- to allow onshore developments,
last month. work with allies including the US, firms – was the equivalent of sure mounted on Rishi Sunak to a rival Labour amendment could
His speech, at the Lord Mayor's Canada, Australia, and Japan to three years’ turnover for the UK lift the effective ban on onshore go further, placing a duty on local
Banquet in London, comes after "manage this sharpening compe- wind power industry and could windfarms in England. authorities to identify potential
protests in China over the week- tition, including with diplomacy pay for the insulation of 6 million Some 32 Conservatives have sites for turbines.
end against the country's strict and engagement".

David Miliband hints he could Water company fines to be used to

stand for Labour at general election improve environment

FORMER Labour cabinet min- “I’m not even going to go there,
ister David Miliband has hinted because I’ve got to do justice to MINISTERS are planning to use Defra said these could include volume of raw or partially treated
that he could make a dramatic bid the people who are working for money from fines handed to water the creation of wetlands, re-vege- sewage pumped into the UK’s riv-
to return to parliament. the International Rescue Com- companies – for polluting rivers tating river banks and reconnect- ers and coastal waters.
The ex-foreign secretary, de- mittee ... It means a lot to me and seas – to improve the natural ing meanders to the main channel Water firms are being criticised
feated by his brother Ed Milib- that job, and I’m very committed environment, rather than giving of rivers. for not investing money back into
and for the Labour leadership in to it.” the funds to the Treasury. At present, money from fines the UK’s outdated water infra-
2010, said a comeback had “not Mr Miliband, who remains pres- Under Government proposals, imposed by Ofwat and those aris- structure, with mounting pressure
been decided yet”. funds will be ringfenced to invest ing from Environment Agency on ministers to intervene.
The senior figure – who quit as ident and chief executive of the back into water quality improve- prosecutions is returned to the Defra said further details of its
an MP in 2013, refused to rule IRC, added: “If you start thinking ment initiatives, according to the Treasury. plans to re-allocate funds from
out the idea of returning to the about your next job, you get your- Department for Environment, There has been growing public fines imposed on water companies
Commons when pushed on the self into trouble.” Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). outrage in recent months at the will follow next year.
matter by LBC presenter Andrew The former cabinet minister
Marr. also said he was “enthusiastic”
Asked if he could stand at the about Labour’s direction under
next general election, he said: Sir Keir Starmer. Channel crossings top 43,000 for
the year so far
More than 16 million watch England
knock out Wales MORE than 43,000 migrants being extradited to France. concerns that French rescue ser-
have crossed the Channel to the The 32-year-old is suspected of vices failed to respond adequately
AN average UK audience of 16.59 While England took part in the UK so far this year, figures show. being a member of an organised to the incident and as an official
million TV viewers watched Eng- last World Cup in 2018, the Wales The Ministry of Defence said crime gang behind the crossing report from the Marine Accident
land's 3-0 win over Wales on BBC match marked the nation's first in a 884 people were detected in 17 in November 2021 and is accused Investigation Branch (MAIB)
One on Tuesday night. The fig- World Cup for 64 years. boats on Tuesday. This suggests of the “French equivalent of man- found the boat had reached UK
ure comes from overnight figures England goals came from Marcus an average of around 52 per boat. slaughter” and facilitating illegal waters.
courtesy of ratings body Barb but Rashford and Phil Foden, who both The latest crossings take the immigration, the National Crime
does not include the number who made the starting line-up for the provisional total for 2022 to date Agency (NCA) said.
watched on Welsh language channel first time in the tournament. to 43,500, according to PA news All but two of the migrants on
S4C. They will face Senegal on Sunday agency analysis of Government board died after the boat sank.
Some will also have watched the night, with the game being shown figures. Four people are still missing.
group game on iPlayer, figures which on ITV. Knockout stages will start It comes as a man is due in court Last week, relatives of those
aren't fully reflected in Barb's data. on Saturday where only the win- after at least 27 migrants drowned who died marked the first anniver-
Wales are now out of the World Cup ning team will advance forward to while trying to cross the Channel sary of the tragedy and called on
after coming last into here group, quarter-finals, semi finals are set for in a dinghy last year. politicians to end their “poisonous
while England top the group and are next Tuesday and Wednesday with Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, who rhetoric” which they said “breeds
progressing to the last 16 as group the final match schedules for Sun- was arrested in Cheltenham, fear and division”.
winners. day December 18th. Gloucestershire, on Tuesday, faces Their demands were made amid