Minister rules out energy rationing in UK despite Ukraine crisis

Grant Shapps says invasion is wake-up call' but onshore wind plan seems to have been scaled down

A cabinet minister has rejected calls for the UK to consider rationing energy, as a plan to drastically increase onshore wind power also appeared to be significantly scaled back.

The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said Russia's invasion of Ukraine had been a massive wake-up call" for western nations about their dependence on imported oil and gas, which European countries are now trying to wean themselves off.