Government intervenes again as Starmer promises to rip up planning rules to speed up nuclear building jobs

By Dave Rogers2025-02-06T13:09:00

Prime minister bemoans pace of progress getting new plants out of the ground compared to overseas countries

The government has unveiled plans to build more nuclear power plants across England and Wales by cutting red tape to make it easier to build them.

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