Friday, July 4, 2025
  • Login
198 Japan News
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • BUSINESS NEWS
  • VIDEO NEWS
  • FEATURED NEWS
    • JAPAN US TRADE NEWS
    • JAPAN EU NEWS
    • JAPAN UK NEWS
    • JAPAN INDIA NEWS
    • JAPAN RUSSIA NEWS
    • JAPAN GULF NATIONS NEWS
    • JAPAN AFRICA NEWS
    • JAPAN EGYPT NEWS
    • JAPAN NIGERIA NEWS
    • JAPAN MEXICO NEWS
    • JAPAN BRAZIL NEWS
    • JAPAN THAILAND NEWS
    • JAPAN INDONESIA NEWS
  • CRYPTO
  • POLITICAL
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • JAPAN AGRICULTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN MANUFACTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN AGRICULTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN IMMIGRATION NEWS
    • JAPAN UNIVERSITY NEWS
    • JAPAN EDUCATION NEWS
    • JAPAN VENTURE CAPITAL NEWS
    • JAPAN JOINT VENTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN BUSINESS HELP
    • JAPAN PARTNESHIPS
  • ASK IKE LEMUWA
  • CONTACT
198 Japan News
  • HOME
  • BUSINESS NEWS
  • VIDEO NEWS
  • FEATURED NEWS
    • JAPAN US TRADE NEWS
    • JAPAN EU NEWS
    • JAPAN UK NEWS
    • JAPAN INDIA NEWS
    • JAPAN RUSSIA NEWS
    • JAPAN GULF NATIONS NEWS
    • JAPAN AFRICA NEWS
    • JAPAN EGYPT NEWS
    • JAPAN NIGERIA NEWS
    • JAPAN MEXICO NEWS
    • JAPAN BRAZIL NEWS
    • JAPAN THAILAND NEWS
    • JAPAN INDONESIA NEWS
  • CRYPTO
  • POLITICAL
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • JAPAN AGRICULTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN MANUFACTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN AGRICULTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN IMMIGRATION NEWS
    • JAPAN UNIVERSITY NEWS
    • JAPAN EDUCATION NEWS
    • JAPAN VENTURE CAPITAL NEWS
    • JAPAN JOINT VENTURE NEWS
    • JAPAN BUSINESS HELP
    • JAPAN PARTNESHIPS
  • ASK IKE LEMUWA
  • CONTACT
No Result
View All Result
198 Japan News
No Result
View All Result
Home BUSINESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Tory leadership race live: Sunak pledges to maintain ban on new onshore windfarms as MPs set to choose final two candidates | Politics

by 198 Japan News
July 20, 2022
in BUSINESS NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Reading Time: 69 mins read
A A
0
Tory leadership race live: Sunak pledges to maintain ban on new onshore windfarms as MPs set to choose final two candidates | Politics
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

[ad_1]

Key events:

Filters BETA

Penny Mordaunt, the international trade minister and Tory leadership candidate, has proposed a project to compose a new UK theme tune. She made the comment in an interview with the Spectator in which she paid tribute to the old UK theme (a medley of British tunes), which used to be played at the crack of down on Radio 4 until it was replaced by a news broadcast.

Sunak’s pledge to maintain ban on new onshore windfarms ‘economic illiteracy’, says Labour

Ed Miliband, the shadow climate change secretary, has described Rishi Sunak’s promise to maintain the ban on new onshore windfarms as “economic illiteracy”. He said:

As Britain boils in an unprecedented heatwave, it is economic illiteracy and unilateral economic disarmament in the fight against the climate crisis that Rishi Sunak wants to keep the ban on onshore wind.

Anyone with such dangerous views is not a serious candidate for high office. But this is the reality: a Conservative leadership race in which candidates have engaged in fantasy climate denial that will lead to higher energy bills, damage our security and burdens future generations with extreme weather events.

My colleague Peter Walker has more on the reaction to Sunak’s promise in his story here.

Robert Colvile, the Sunday Times columnist and head of the Centre for Policy Studies thinktank, says he is baffled by Rishi Sunak’s pledge to ban onshore windfarms (see 9.17am) – because Tory voters are mostly in favour of them.

The rest of the energy security stuff is v v good but am baffled by this element – it could be there is a hard core who REALLY hate it but they don’t show up much in the polling.

— Robert Colvile (@rcolvile) July 20, 2022

Colvile co-wrote the Conservative party manifesto in 2019 with Rachel Wolf. She also thinks the Sunak announcement is a mistake.

It’s so strange they included this.
We did some in-depth research for @GreenAllianceUK on this recently, and it’s not even a massive nimby problem! I hope they replace it with a different incentive system (i.e. lower bills) because it’s an obvious component of energy sovereignty. https://t.co/GgajJ0JH6f

— Rachel Wolf (@racheljanetwolf) July 20, 2022

Updated at 06.10 EDT

Damian Green, the former first secretary of state and chair of the One Nation Conservatives group, has endorsed Penny Mordaunt for leader. Previously he was backing Tom Tugendhat. Green said:

I have thought long and hard about what to do in today’s leadership ballot and I will be voting for Penny Mordaunt. She offers a fresh start and a chance to unify the party and deliver for the country.

Government might abandon some spending pledges under Truss as PM, leading supporter says

Simon Clarke was doing the morning interview round for the government this morning. He was ostensibly speaking in his capacity as chief secretary to the Treasury (in which capacity he backs the government’s tax policies, including the national insurance increase), but he was also answering questions as a supporter of Liz Truss’s leadership campaign (which believes the national insurance increase was a mistake). Understandably, at time this was confusing.

Here are the main points from his interviews.

  • Clarke suggested that, if Truss became leader, the government might abandon some of its current spending plans. He told LBC

[Rishi Sunak] was delivering against the spending plans set out by the current prime minister, Boris Johnson. Those spending plans do not automatically need to be the case under a new prime minister. That will be my crucial difference with Rishi. I don’t believe those plans should be regarded as set in stone. With a new leader come new choices, and Liz has set out very clearly the things that she would prioritise, which includes tax cuts. I think that must be right.

  • Clarke refused to say whether he had told Sunak that he disagreed with the national insurance increase. Speaking on the Today programme, Clarke pointed out that he only became chief secretary to the Treasury after that increase had been agreed. Asked if he had told Sunak he thought it was a mistake, he said: “We are bound by collective responsibility.”
  • He claimed he was not being inconsistent in backing one tax policy as a Treasury minister, while also backing an alternative approach as a supporter of the Truss campaign. The election of a new leader would allow policy to change, he said:

We are right on the cusp of electing a new leader of the Conservative party and prime minister and it will be for that leader to make new choices. Liz is clear, if she is elected there will be a new spending review, which will take effect from day one.

I believe it is absolutely the case with a new leader comes new choices.

  • He said he was backing Truss for leader because she had an “exciting plan for growth”. He said:

I think she has the most exciting plan for economic growth and she set out a compelling plan to lower the burden of taxation.

I have very high regard for Rishi Sunak.

I am here to make the case for what I think is the right future step in terms of where we go from here and that is for a government led by Liz Truss.

  • He defended the decision to remove the whip from Tobias Ellwood for missing the confidence vote on Monday (see 9.45am), saying that Ellwood made a “very serious mistake”. Clarke explained:

He was in Moldova, rather than Ukraine. He was not on government work, he is a backbench MP.

  • He defended the decision to offer public sector workers below-inflation pay awards. He said:

It is crucially important, when setting public sector pay for the people who do so much hard work for our society, that we strike the right balance between managing the risk of worsening inflation, of baking it in and making it worse by setting very high pay deals while also looking after our workforce, and obviously the offer that is being made to the public sector has to be seen in the context of that £37bn package of support which is designed to help family incomes.

Simon Clarke.
Simon Clarke. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Penny Mordaunt seemed to be telling Tory MPs this morning they would “murder” the Conservative party if they voted for one of her rivals. She posted a message on Twitter saying “Tory MPs – vote for Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss today and you’ll murder the party you love”, although the tweet has now been deleted.

Mordaunt tweet
Mordaunt tweet Photograph: Twitter

In fact, Mordaunt was just quoting the headline on a Daily Telegraph column that she is tweeting. It’s by Allison Pearson, and in it she says “it is Mordaunt, the Royal Navy reservist and centrist, who can unite our divided country and, most crucially, prevent a Tory wipe-out at the next election.”

Updated at 04.59 EDT

Tobias Ellwood says Tories risk ‘long spell in opposition’ because of party infighting

Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative chair of the Commons defence committee who had the whip removed for missing Monday’s confidence vote, told Sky News this morning that his party risked “a long spell in opposition” because of the infighting taking place. He said:

The nation wants to be impressed and inspired, not demoralised, by what they’re witnessing right now. And we need to perhaps exhibit greater decorum, dial the temperature down a bit, showcase the ideas, the vision, focus on those things that are important, that the nation wants to see.

That’s what will earn us the right to stay in government otherwise, we’re just going to be letting ourselves down and indeed committing ourselves to probably a long spell in opposition.

Ellwood missed the vote because he could not return in time from a visit to Moldova. He said that he was sorry he could not get to the Commons in time, and that he kept the whips’ office informed of his situation. “There were a problems with travel,” he said. “I am very sorry I didn’t make it back.”

The removal of the whip means Ellwood can no longer vote in the parliamentary ballot for the Tory leadership, and Ellwood refused to comment on speculation that he was penalised because he is backing Penny Mordaunt, not the de facto No 10 candidate, Liz Truss. Explaining why he did not want to comment, he said:

I’d be then fuelling the blue-on-blue [attacks], which I’m actually trying to avoid.

Let’s focus on how we can move forward and make sure that we conclude this leadership campaign to the highest professional standard that I think the British people want to see.

UK inflation hits fresh 40-year high of 9.4% as fuel prices rise

Rising petrol and diesel prices for motorists and dearer food pushed Britain’s annual inflation rate to a fresh 40-year high of 9.4% last month, my colleague Larry Elliott reports.

Sunak pledges to maintain ban on new onshore windfarms as MPs set to choose final two candidates

Good morning. Boris Johnson will take PMQs for the last time as prime minister at 12pm, and an hour later Conservative MPs will start voting in what should be the last parliamentary leadership ballot. At 4pm we should know who the two candidates will be on the ballot for party members. Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, is almost certain to be on it, and Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, is likely to be there too, but Penny Mordaunt, the international trade secretary, has been in second place in all four previous ballots and she has a chance too.

All three candidates are making last-minute appeals to Tory MPs.

  • Sunak has promised to maintain the rules that in effect ban new onshore windfarms in England. He made the pledge as he promised that he would also set a new “energy sovereignty” target for 2045, so that at that point the UK produces as much energy as it uses. Sunak said:

I am committed to net zero by 2050, but that can’t mean neglecting our energy security. So although the legal target for energy sovereignty will be 2045 and I will work night and day to ensure we beat that target, securing a safer future for the next generation.

Wind energy will be an important part of our strategy, but I want to reassure communities that as prime minister I would scrap plans to relax the ban on onshore wind in England, instead focusing on building more turbines offshore.

David Cameron’s government stopped the creation of new onshore windfarms in England by excluding them from subsidies available for other forms of renewable energy and tightening the planning laws, making it easier for communities to block developments. Johnson’s government has floated the prospect of lifting these restrictions. Although onshore wind is a cheap form of renewable energy, the turbines are particularly unpopular with activists in Tory constituencies.

  • Truss has said that she will lead “a government of all the talents” is she becomes PM. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, in which she restates her commitment to reversing the national insurance rise and temporarily suspending the green levy on energy bill, she says:

As prime minister, I would unite the party and lead a government of all the talents that includes the best and brightest from across the Conservatives. The quality of candidates that have taken part in this leadership race reflects how healthy our party is and how alive with ideas it remains.

This implies MPs from all wings of the party could be included in her government. Truss’s supporters are also been reviving suggestions that Mordaunt is not experienced enough to be PM. Simon Clarke, a Truss supporter and chief secretary to the Treasury, said one reason why he was supporting Truss was that she was ready for the job “on day one”.

  • Mordaunt has insisted that she is the only candidate offering “a genuine fresh start’. A source from her campaign team told journalists.

Today is about continuity vs change for the Conservative party. Penny’s been speaking with colleagues already this morning and so many of Tom and Kemi’s backers are calling out for change. As the only one not in Johnson’s cabinet, Penny is the sole MP left in the race who offers a genuine fresh start. Not every candidate would win an election, but time and time again the polls show that Penny is the candidate Labour fear the most.

MPs have a choice today – the same old or a new start for the Conservative party. Their colleagues, party members, and voters across the country are crying out for something new but only Penny Mordaunt can deliver that.

Here is the agenda for the day.

12pm: Boris Johnson takes PMQs for the last time as prime minister, facing Keir Starmer.

After 12.45pm: MPs begin the final day’s debate on the Northern Ireland protocol bill.

1pm: Conservative MPs start voting in the fifth parliamentary ballot for the party leadership. And it should be the final one, unless there is a draw, in which case a further ballot would take place. The ballot closes at 3pm.

4pm: Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee, announces the results of the ballot – which should produce the names of the two candidates who will be on the final ballot for party members.

I try to monitor the comments below the line (BTL) but it is impossible to read them all. If you have a direct question, do include “Andrew” in it somewhere and I’m more likely to find it. I do try to answer questions, and if they are of general interest, I will post the question and reply above the line (ATL), although I can’t promise to do this for everyone.

If you want to attract my attention quickly, it is probably better to use Twitter. I’m on @AndrewSparrow.

Alternatively, you can email me at andrew.sparrow@theguardian.com

Updated at 06.04 EDT



[ad_2]

Source link

You might also like

California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

UPDATE 1-France tells Iran it’s disappointed at lack of progress over nuclear talks

Strengthening Sudan’s fragile peace: A Resident Coordinator Blog

Tags: banCandidatesChooseFinalleadershiplivemaintainMPsonshorepledgesPoliticsraceSetSunakTorywindfarms
Share30Tweet19

Recommended For You

California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

by 198 Japan News
July 24, 2022
0
California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

CALIFORNIA: A fast-moving bush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size on Saturday into one of California's largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands...

Read moreDetails

UPDATE 1-France tells Iran it’s disappointed at lack of progress over nuclear talks

by 198 Japan News
July 23, 2022
0
UPDATE 1-France tells Iran it’s disappointed at lack of progress over nuclear talks

(Adds details from Elysee statement)PARIS, July 23 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his disappointment to his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi at the lack of progress over...

Read moreDetails

Strengthening Sudan’s fragile peace: A Resident Coordinator Blog

by 198 Japan News
July 23, 2022
0
Strengthening Sudan’s fragile peace: A Resident Coordinator Blog

The killing of protestors by security services during large-scale demonstrations in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in June underscores the ongoing political tensions in the country. Against this backdrop, the...

Read moreDetails

White House announces new $270m military package for Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

by 198 Japan News
July 22, 2022
0
White House announces new 0m military package for Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

The latest tranche comes atop about $8bn in security assistance provided since the war began in late February.The White House has announced that the United States will send...

Read moreDetails

Cheaper Gas – The New York Times

by 198 Japan News
July 22, 2022
0
Cheaper Gas – The New York Times

After months of gas prices making life more expensive, they have quietly started to go down — providing financial relief for many Americans.The average nationwide price this week...

Read moreDetails
Next Post
Tokyo-area average condo price tops ¥65 million in January-June period

Tokyo-area average condo price tops ¥65 million in January-June period

Iran Beaten by Jordan at 2022 FIBA Asia Cup

Iran Beaten by Jordan at 2022 FIBA Asia Cup

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
a review through the cover image

a review through the cover image

July 13, 2022
Abenomics did not create sustainable economy

Abenomics did not create sustainable economy

January 18, 2022
Strategy of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Strategy of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

January 11, 2022
A History of Yoshisuke Aikawa – Founder of Nissan

A History of Yoshisuke Aikawa – Founder of Nissan

December 30, 2021
FTX to Help Voyager Customers, CEO Says Firm Willing to Deploy ‘Hundreds of Millions’ to Help Crypto Industry – Bitcoin News

FTX to Help Voyager Customers, CEO Says Firm Willing to Deploy ‘Hundreds of Millions’ to Help Crypto Industry – Bitcoin News

July 24, 2022
California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

July 24, 2022
FTX to Help Voyager Customers, CEO Says Firm Willing to Deploy ‘Hundreds of Millions’ to Help Crypto Industry – Bitcoin News

FTX to Help Voyager Customers, CEO Says Firm Willing to Deploy ‘Hundreds of Millions’ to Help Crypto Industry – Bitcoin News

0
California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

0
China accuses Japan of interfering in its internal affairs on Taiwan question

China accuses Japan of interfering in its internal affairs on Taiwan question

0
Kyodo News Digest: July 24, 2022

Kyodo News Digest: July 24, 2022

0
Neymar declares wish to stay at Paris Saint Germain

Neymar declares wish to stay at Paris Saint Germain

0
With an eye on China, Seoul seeks to prevent tech leaks

With an eye on China, Seoul seeks to prevent tech leaks

0
FTX to Help Voyager Customers, CEO Says Firm Willing to Deploy ‘Hundreds of Millions’ to Help Crypto Industry – Bitcoin News

FTX to Help Voyager Customers, CEO Says Firm Willing to Deploy ‘Hundreds of Millions’ to Help Crypto Industry – Bitcoin News

July 24, 2022
California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

California governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite

July 24, 2022
China accuses Japan of interfering in its internal affairs on Taiwan question

China accuses Japan of interfering in its internal affairs on Taiwan question

April 8, 2025
Kyodo News Digest: July 24, 2022

Kyodo News Digest: July 24, 2022

July 24, 2022
With an eye on China, Seoul seeks to prevent tech leaks

With an eye on China, Seoul seeks to prevent tech leaks

July 23, 2022
Brands of Baseball Gloves

Brands of Baseball Gloves

July 23, 2022
  • Browse the latest updates from Japan
  • Contact us
  • Cookie Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • DMCA
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Copyright © 2025 198 Japan News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Browse the latest updates from Japan
  • Landing Page
  • Buy JNews
  • Support Forum
  • Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 198 Japan News.