Nadhim Zahawi – Blackouts ‘extremely unlikely’ but government is preparing
Last week, the National Grid warned that an excess shortage of gas over the winter period could see households plunged into darkness for up to three hours at a time, as part of its contingency plans to manage electricity supply. This morning, Laura Kuenssberg was joined by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nadhim Zahawi, to discuss the government preparations for such a scenario:
Nicola Sturgeon – SNP won on ‘a very clear manifesto commitment’
Kuenssberg went on to speak to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The SNP is currently hosting its annual party conference in Aberdeen, and the Scottish government is hopeful that it will win a Supreme Court case on the legality of holding a second independence referendum in 2023.
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