Has it been a year of hard Labour? New jobs for Jeremy Corbyn s defeated MPs include the boss of a spinners mill, a top political aide, and one STILL doing constituency casework
Defeat at the General Election paved the way for top executive postings for many of the Labour candidates
Yet it also torpedoed the careers of rising stars who emerged from the campaign without their Commons jobs
The batch of Labour candidates followed Jeremy Corbyn into the party s worst election result since 1935
Many struggled to shake the politics itch and have side-stepped into advisory or campaigning roles
Others have forged a completely new career as a director of a spinner s mill or Mongolian trade champion
Wind turbines generated a record 17.3GW on Friday afternoon due to strong winds. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy
Blustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation, which made up more than 40% of its electricity on Friday.
Wind turbines generated 17.3GW on Friday afternoon, according to figures from the electricity system operator, narrowly beating the previous record set in early January this year.
High wind speeds across the country helped wind power’s share of the electricity mix remain above 40% through Saturday. Coal and gas plants made up less than a fifth of electricity generated.
Welsh firm secures contract for Amazon s new Scottish wind farm
Civil engineering business has been awarded the contract for a 13-turbine wind farm in South Lanarkshire
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A Welsh civil engineering firm has been awarded a contract for the 13-turbine wind farm in Scotland where Amazon will buy the power generated.
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The government has published its Energy White Paper in a bid to clean up the UK energy system and provide a roadmap to net zero.
The policy paper builds on the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for clean energy, aimed at creating more than 200,000 jobs in the UK.
But what does the industry think?
Scale and opportunity of the energy transition is revealed
Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive at Energy UK, said: “Today’s White Paper reveals the scale and opportunity of the energy transition, with aims in it to at least double the amount of clean electricity produced today, start making our homes warmer and greener, and help the switch to electric vehicles (EVs).”