UK government needs a nuclear plan B, says Tim Yeo

Hinkley Point delays mean projects such as Bradwell in Essex should be fast-tracked, says former energy select committee chair

Ministers need to talk to the Chinese about fast-tracking the planned reactor at Bradwell in Essex because the future of the 18bn Hinkley Point project is so uncertain, according to a leading pro-nuclear campaigner.

Tim Yeo, a former chair of the energy and climate change committee, said the government should also consider whether the Russian state operator, Rosatom, or the British state could build new atomic plants.