ALEX BRUMMER: Miliband is missing the nuclear button

Until now, Ed Miliband largely has been silent on new nuclear. In addition, it is also going to entail huge amounts of new electricity to power data centres if Britain is to embrace artificial intelligence and the digital world. Meanwhile, the government in Prague is pushing ahead with Rolls-Royce on deploying Small Modular Reactors, using turbines pioneered in the UK's submarine fleet. Details of how the offer will be implemented are sketchy, but Direct Line HQ is expected be axed, and policies and administration moved onto capable Aviva platforms. The Aviva-Direct Line deal will face scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority amid justified concern that the presence of much bigger beast in the marketplace could mean higher premiums.