Graham Lanktree
UK considers probe of Chinese EV subsidies
LONDON — Britain is considering whether to investigate Chinese state subsidies for electric vehicle (EV) makers, two people familiar with the nascent plans told POLITICO.A U.K. investigation would follow the launch of a similar probe by the EU last Octobe...
6 months ago
Britain’s luxury carmakers fear Chinese trade war
LONDON — Britain’s big political parties all say they're worried about Chinese electric vehicles flooding the U.K. market. But the last thing high-end carmakers say they want is a trade war.One of the country’s leading luxury automakers fears it could bec...
2 months ago
As the West slaps tariffs on Chinese cars, Britain ducks the fight
LONDON — While its allies slap steep tariffs on Chinese state-subsidized electric vehicles, Britain is sitting tight.The U.S., EU and Canada have put up barriers this summer after multiple probes found Beijing boosted its EV sector with billions in suppor...
1 month ago
Revealed: How Liz Truss lobbied for UK role in project now linked to Mozambique massacre
LONDON — Liz Truss pushed through $1.15 billion in U.K. taxpayer support for a Mozambique gas project now embroiled in allegations of abduction, murder and rape.Truss’ moves to back the project as trade secretary in the spring of 2020 were opposed by then...
1 week ago
Drop funding for massacre-linked gas project or we’ll sue, NGO tells Britain
LONDON — See you in court.That's the message Friends of the Earth — which successfully put a halt on Britain's North Sea oil drilling — is telling the U.K. government if it doesn't drop its support for a Mozambique gas project embroiled in allegations of...
58 minutes ago