The prime minister is visiting Norway to launch a new green energy deal before attending a defence summit in Estonia. Sir Keir Starmer will travel to a carbon capture and storage site and meet his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store to discuss the new Green Industrial Partnership.
Number 10 said both leaders intend to sign the deal in spring 2025. Read more: Major shake-up of UK energy system could 'lower bills for good'. Sir Keir said the energy partnership with Norway, which has a border with Russia, would help to boost growth and protect against spikes in international energy prices like those seen when President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
"It will harness the UK's unique potential to become a world leader in carbon capture - from the North Sea to the coastal south - reigniting industrial heartlands and delivering on our plan for change," he said. "Our partnership with Norway will make the UK more energy secure, ensuring we are never again exposed to international energy price spikes and the whims of dictators like Putin.".
Politicians and royals need to be extremely vigilant of Chinese spies, shadow home secretary Chris Philp warns. More than 35,000 migrants arrive in UK in small boats this year. More migrants removed from UK since Labour elected than in any six months since 2019, Home Office says.
