UK Treasury Denies Talks With Business Secretary Over Energy Crisis Support

UK Treasury Denies Talks With Business Secretary Over Energy Crisis Support
Kwasi Kwarteng, secretary of state at the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, speaking during a press conference in Cheshire, England, on July 6, 2021. Peter Byrne/PA
Lily Zhou
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Industry leaders hoping to get financial aid over the energy crisis had their hopes dashed on Sunday as the Treasury denied having been in talks with the Department for Business.

A source from the Treasury told The Epoch Times that there have been no such talks, contradicting what Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said during an earlier interview.