EDF unions call for Hinkley Point project to be postponed

Workers' representatives say UK nuclear scheme is threat to EDF's future and that finance chief's resignation shows senior figures in company agree

Union leaders at the French energy company EDF have called for investment in Britain's Hinkley Point nuclear power plant to be delayed for at least two years, warning that it represents a threat to the company's future.

Workers' representatives say the sudden resignation of EDF finance director Thomas Piquemal has revealed that doubts over the feasibility of the controversial project go right to the top.