Pod Point's three-and-a-half year journey as a public company will near an ignominious end on Thursday when it recommends a cut-price takeover by EDF, the French state-backed utility.
The government has told MPs it will not back down from its controversial reforms to disability benefits, which are set to be introduced to parliament later this month.
The UK government has agreed a post-Brexit deal with the EU on Gibraltar, unpicking another issue in its negotiations with Brussels.