PRESS DIGEST-British Business - February 10

Feb 10 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The Times

- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted he will not "walk away" after surviving an attempt to force him from office as his allies were accused of trying to smear his leadership rival Wes Streeting.

- NatWest NWG.L has ditched expected plans to spend about 2 billion pounds ($2.74 billion) on share buybacks over the next 18 months in order to fund the 2.7 billion-pound cash purchase of wealth manager Evelyn Partners.

The Guardian

- British cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is negotiating his exit as part of a wider shake-up of British PM Keir Starmer's operation, which would make him the third senior member of staff to leave in recent days.

- The UK government is pledging to spend up to 1 billion pounds on community-owned green energy schemes in an effort to combat growing scepticism and resistance to renewables and grid upgrade projects.

The Telegraph

- British finance minister Rachel Reeves's Budget was accessed almost 25,000 times before its official publication after an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) leak, an investigation has revealed.

- Wind and solar farms seeking to connect to Britain's electricity grid are facing "widespread delays" in a major blow to Britain's Labour Party and energy secretary Ed Miliband's net-zero targets.

Sky News

- Eighteen-year-olds will soon be permitted to drive trains, the British government has said, following concerns about the number of drivers approaching retirement.

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