Category: Energy
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Luke Myer MP Calls for Radical Reset of Nuclear Regulations
25 November 2025 Luke Myer MP has joined a group of Labour MPs in calling on the Prime Minister for a radical overhaul of the UK’s nuclear regulations. Their intervention follows the publication of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce’s final report, which warns that Britain is currently the most expensive place…
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Sunnyside and St Gerard’s to get energy bills cut thanks to Labour Government
Luke Myer MP has welcomed new investment from Great British Energy that will see solar panels installed at five schools and colleges across Middlesbrough to cut their energy bills. Sunnyside Academy in Coulby Newham, St Gerard’s RC Primary in Hemlington, and Middlesbrough College have all been selected to receive clean…
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Luke welcomes UK’s first SMR programme: “major boost” to national energy security
(Image: Rolls-Royce SMR) Luke Myer, Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of the UK’s first Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The project will be delivered using Rolls-Royce SMR technology, ensuring that the UK’s first SMRs are based on a British design and manufactured…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes industrial energy discount, urges faster relief for steel and long term wholesale reform
Luke Myer, Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has welcomed the Government’s decision to increase the Network Charging Compensation discount for energy intensive industries from 60% to 90% from April 2026. The measure is expected to save around 500 top manufacturing firms up to £420 million a year…
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More families to receive £150 off energy bills this winter
Thousands of families across Teesside are set to benefit from extra government support to help with the cost of energy bills this winter, as part of the national expansion of the Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme. More than 250,000 households across England and Wales will receive letters confirming a £150…
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Luke sparks action on Coulby Newham power fault
Power cut fault traced after local resident raises alarm Luke Myer MP has secured action from Northern Powergrid after a resident in Coulby Newham reported repeated unplanned power cuts that damaged his boiler and disrupted home working. Following Luke’s intervention with the company’s executive team, engineers used specialist fault-finding equipment…
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Teesside Leading Britain’s Clean Energy Future
Teesside is fast becoming the beating heart of Britain’s clean energy revolution — with major new projects in carbon capture, nuclear, and offshore wind set to create tens of thousands of good, skilled jobs across the region. The government’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan, published this month, forecasts 400,000 new clean…
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Luke Myer MP stands up for Teesside green jobs at risk from Tory/Reform policies
The Conservatives and Reform have announced plans to repeal Labour’s Climate Change Act and walk back from commitments to green industries. The policy has been condemned by business – with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which represents more than 150,000 businesses, warning it would “damage our economy”. Energy UK,…
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Backing Carbon Capture Jobs for Teesside
At Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Luke Myer MP spoke with businesses and investors from across the carbon capture industry. With Government backing the East Coast Cluster last year with £4 billion, Teesside is set to see 4,000 well-paid, skilled jobs created through this project. Already, welders in Hartlepool are…
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Luke Myer MP Backs Local Training Schemes as Teesside Gears Up for Clean Energy Future
£1 Million Investment in Training Programmes to Equip 175 Young People for Teesside’s Green Energy Jobs 1st September 2025 Luke Myer MP has backed the launch of three transformative training schemes aimed at preparing 175 local young people for careers in Teesside’s rapidly expanding clean energy sector. The programmes, supported…
