The UK is now the fourth largest exporter of goods and services in the world, overtaking France, Netherlands and Japan.

According to the latest statistics from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which leads on global trade for the UN, the UK has overtaken…

NEW DATA: Renewables for the first time reached more than 50% of quarterly UK electricity generation in Q4 2023.

39% was from solar and wind.

Data Department for Energy Security and Net Zero gov.uk/government/sta…

Only a few thousand miles to go...

My morning run with @HardestGeezer, congrats on Project Africa hitting £1 million.

Pay day is coming.

Our second National Insurance cut hits payslips next week.

It's worth £900 to someone earning the UK average salary.

Our GCSE Art pupils enjoyed showing off their impressive work and discussing their inspiration with Graham Stuart MP A fabulous visit along with Wonder Learning Partnership to showcase our pupils' talents and our school's journey.

The Chancellor has joined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak & Defence Secretary Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP in Poland as the UK announces a plan to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.

It’s with an improving economy, that we're able to make this commitment to peace & security in Europe.

Labour when the British people say they want controlled borders:

Heat pumps work when it’s cold. They just work harder.

Heat pumps remain more than twice as efficient as gas boilers, even at temperatures well below freezing.

More in my Carbon Brief heat pump myth buster: carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18-m…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the next stage in the plan to get flights off to Rwanda.

This Government is leaving no stone unturned to stop the boats.

Read the PM’s speech in full ⬇️

Keir Starmer's Labour is doing everything it can to keep the boats coming - putting lives at risk.

These reductions in violence since 2010 are very good news - we must keep pressing on with the plans delivering these improvements (London, however, is bucking the trend on Mayor Khan’s watch)

One day, space-based solar power could power us with clean, secure energy, taking us to infinity and beyond.
 
That's why last week, I announced further funding for research in this area.
 
Learn more about how solar from space could change the world ☀️ 👇
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We are revolutionising our apprenticeships system. Expanding them to nearly 70% of occupations. Fantastic to meet some apprentices at East Riding College with Graham Stuart MP today, working across industries all the way from Engineering and Hospitality to Accountancy and Early Years.

We pledged we would deliver 20 Institutes of Technology in this Parliament.

We’ve now delivered 19, with 2 more opening in September. Exceeding our commitment.

Fantastic to visit Yorkshire and Humber IOT with Graham Stuart MP

Our windswept shorelines give us a competitive advantage in the global race for energy. That’s why no country bar China has built more offshore wind than us.

This plan shows how we can build the tech needed for clean energy in Britain and add up to £25 billion to our economy👇🏾

Last night I asked a room of the most important financiers in New York which of them was looking to increase their investment in the UK.

Every hand went up.

Britain is on the up, if we stick to the plan

🧵1/4 The UK has the world's 5 largest operational offshore wind farms.

RenewableUK's plan will add an estimated 10k jobs a year & support cleaner, cheaper power from Britain.

More about how government and industry are working together to grow our clean energy industries 👇

'This comes on top of our cuts to national insurance, which save the average worker £900 a year, so people should start to feel the difference as well as see it in their pay cheques.”

The Chancellor responds to today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) stats, which confirm that inflation has fallen to 3.2%.

Figures from Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning show real wages have risen for nine months in a row, with around 204k more people employed than last year. Significant progress.

Labour’s plans would undermine all that progress. Angela Rayner and the unions are planning 70 new job regulations that…

Today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show we are on the right path to delivering a brighter future for Britain.
 
🆙Real wages up for nine consecutive months

💼Almost 4m more people in work than in 2010

👷‍♂️Payroll employment at a near record high

⬇️Unemployment down by over 1m since 2010