Johnson announces aim for UK to get 25% of electricity from nuclear power

PM meets industry bosses to discuss new power stations, with several reactors slated for closure as energy demand rises

Boris Johnson has told nuclear industry bosses that the government wants the UK to get 25% of its electricity from nuclear power, in a move that would signal a significant shift in the country's energy mix.

Johnson on Monday met executives from major nuclear utilities and technology companies including the UK's Rolls-Royce, France's EDF, and the US's Westinghouse and Bechtel to discuss ways of helping to speed up the development of new nuclear power stations.