Tories face fight with Lords over onshore windfarm subsidies

Senior Labour peers confirm party will seek to strike out clause again if government closes Renewable Obligation scheme

The government is expected to be forced into a renewed standoff with the House of Lords over David Cameron's reversal on green energy subsidies.

After a series of constitutional rows, the tensions between the government and the upper chamber will reach a new flashpoint as the energy secretary, Amber Rudd, presses ahead with a scheme to end subsidies for new onshore windfarms.