Blair attacks nuclear power privatisation - archive, 10 January 1985

10 January 1989: As well as cost, Labour's energy spokesman warns about the risk of nuclear accidents

Tony Blair, Labour's energy spokesman, yesterday launched a new assault against the flotation of the electricity industry by declaring that the sale of nuclear power will be "the most expensive mistake in the history of privatisation".

Speaking on the eve of the Electricity Bill starting its committee stage in parliament and today's long awaited Department of Energy publication of the 'licences', Mr Blair added that the Government faces "a potential bill running into billions of pounds".