It’s been an enormous joy and privilege to serve as a minister over most of the last 8 years.

I’m proud of all we have achieved as a government, not least being the first major economy to halve CO2 emissions.

I look forward to supporting the PM from the backbenches.

Led by our Jordanian partners, we have joined nations around the world to mark the end of Ramadan by getting 10 tonnes of aid into Gaza by air.

This is the sixth RAF drop in recent weeks.

We’re doing everything we can to speed up connections to the grid - so it’s great to see charge point numbers soaring and EV range anxiety becoming a thing of the past.

As the 1st major economy to halve its emissions the UK is leading the way on net zero.
Great to discuss this and more at Aurora Energy Research’s forum on decarbonisation.
From reviving nuclear power to reforming our grid, we are taking action to deliver cleaner, cheaper energy.

Ofgem has approved a new subsea connection cable between northern Scotland and England. ✅⚡️
At over 500km, it would be the longest ever built in Britain, and could transport enough renewably generated energy to power 2 million homes.
ssen-transmission.co.uk/news/news--vie…

Today Labour have announced plans to ‘tackle tax dodgers’…

The UK is a world-leader in cutting emissions.

We are in a global race for energy - that's why I set out plans for the largest expansion of nuclear power in 70 years.

Today I brought together the best and brightest minds from industry to help speed up our plans.

From large power plants to next-gen SMRs, we are building it.

Today we’re uprating the State Pension by 8.5 per cent meaning pensioners will be £900 better off.

This comes on top of last year’s 10.1 per cent increase and our commitment to the Triple Lock.

Only the Conservatives are on the side of British pensioners.

This is... really quite good. It's been so long since I saw effective government communication that I'd almost forgotten what it looks like.

'£900 in the pockets of someone on an average salary.'

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt spoke to the media today about cuts to National Insurance which will benefit millions of hard working people.

How much might you save?

Click the link below to find out 👇

tax.service.gov.uk/estimate-apr-2…

Another world-leading British company breaking milestones on fusion energy.

Well done First Light Fusion 🇬🇧⚛️

Labour’s target for a zero-carbon grid in 2030 is faster than any other major economy.

Costs would explode above £100bn and we wouldn’t have time to grow British businesses to supply what we need.

That means Labour will hike your taxes and your bills to send the money to China.

Hostages brutally taken by Hamas on October 7 have been in captivity for over 170 days.

We’re talking to our regional partners to keep the pressure on and keep the profile of hostages high.

We want to see the safe release of all hostages unconditionally.

Last week the PPCA was active across 3 continents:

✅ Graham Stuart MP spoke at #betd24 in Berlin

✅ Just transition workshop in Prague

✅ Japan-UK Decarbonization Roundtable in Tokyo

✅Just transition session at ECPA in the Dominican Republic

Russia’s claims about the West and Ukraine on the Crocus City Hall attack are utter nonsense.

We support US statements which make clear that Daesh bears sole responsibility for this attack.

Huge credit to National Gas for this cutting-edge app that will improve our understanding of the GB gas network.

A brilliant tool showing the important role gas plays in strengthening our energy security as we transition to #NetZero .