Labour MPs push back against anti-pylon lobbying despite local opposition

Letter by 61 Labour MPs supports cheapest and most pragmatic' plan for new electricity infrastructure

More than 60 Labour MPs have formed a bloc to push back against anti-pylon lobbying by Conservative and Green MPs, saying they back plans to build the pylons despite local opposition in several areas.

MPs, particularly in rural areas, have come under mounting pressure from anti-pylon activists to oppose the infrastructure. The Tories found themselves forced to commit to hold a rapid review" of overhead pylons in their July manifesto.