The Labour Govt (under Keir Starmer *and* Andy Burnham) is casting around for money to bolster the UK's defence budget. So, of course part of that is seeking 'savings' from other Dept.s including the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; and there, it looks like support for heat pumps may be scaled back, undermining the Dept.'s central 'mission'. Presenting a 'choice' between measures to shift energy use and national security is more political myopia! #politics https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/12/ministers-plan-slash-heat-pump-subsidies-fund-defence-spending