Teatime newslinks for Monday 17th October 2011

ENERGY

• Government sets out plans to tackle rising energy costs - Guardian
• Cameron to meet energy companies at summit - FT
• Industry bosses warn gas prices will continue to rise - Telegraph
• In a joint article, Cameron and Huhne say the Government must work "harder and faster" to reduce energy bills - Evening Standard I Independent
• Cameron and Huhne: 'Our plans to tackle rising energy costs' - Moneysavingexpert.com
• On energy prices, Chris Huhne says the Government is "working with Ofgem, the independent regulator, to simplify dramatically the number of tariffs" - PlayPolitical
• As energy bills look set to soar by another £300, minister Chris Huhne claims UK energy prices are 'relatively good' - Daily Mail I Telegraph
• James Forsyth: 'Miliband's challenge' - Spectator

WILLIAM HAGUE IN LIBYA

• Hague declares 'watershed' moment in Libya relations - Telegraph I Guardian
• The Union Jack flies again, as the British Embassy is re-opened in Tripoli by Hague - BBC I Press Association
• Sir John Jenkins is named as the new ambassador in Tripoli - FCO
• Libyan rebels capture the Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid - Guardian
• Hague arrives in Morocco for his first official visit - FCO
• Brian Whitaker: The Foreign Office should complain to the Bahrain government, over their distortion of Hague's statement to the Commons - alBab.com

THE TORY RIGHT

• Harry Phibbs: 'The Tory right has no leader' - Daily Mail
• Alex Massie: 'Is Cameron too quiet on Europe? Blame the Tory right' - Spectator

POLITICAL LOBBYING

• Downing Street won't speed up lobbying industry regulation - BBC
• Political lobbying: the current rules for UK MPs - BBC
• Jim Pickard: 'The lobbyists lobby against lobbying register' - FT
• Kevan Jones: 'Liam Fox's resignation is a warning to Cameron about transparency' - Guardian
• Peter McKay: 'Cameron's the expert on cronies' - Daily Mail
• Paper trail left by Werritty led journalists to Defence Secretary's door - Scotsman
• Hammond linked to millionaire backer behind Fox's charity - Independent
• Kiran Stacey: 'Charity Commission makes inquiries more transparent' - FT

OTHER TORY & POLITICAL NEWS

• MPs to air planning law reforms frustration - Telegraph
• 200,000 sign National Trust petition urging a rethink - Independent
• Vicky Pryce: 'Trust in bricks and mortar' - Spectator
• Cristina Odone: 'Why Paul Goodman is right (and brave) to take on Douglas Murray's Muslim bashing' - Telegraph
• 'The Tories' problem with women keeps getting worse' - New Statesman
• The 'Tory Tornado': David Davies and his hobby of white collar boxing - Daily Star
• Tom Chivers: 'Cameron's a lizard, Miliband's a robot, Winston Churchill would kill his own mother. Political insults aren't new' - Telegraph
• Cameron loves Facebook - TechEye
• Met officer, Simon Harwood denies killing Ian Tomlinson at G20 protests - Guardian
• Gavan Titley: 'What really drives the Nick Griffin 'free speech' drama' - Guardian