Starmer to take on Labour councils that block pylons delivering clean energy
by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6PFVA)
At formal launch of state-run GB Energy, PM sets out plan to build enough offshore wind facilities to power 20m homes
Keir Starmer has pledged to take on Labour MPs and councils that try to block pylon networks delivering a planned new generation of clean electricity, as he promised the government's plans would lower people's bills in this parliament.
Formally launching GB Energy, the state-run green energy generation company, one of his flagship policies, the prime minister said there was a need to move rapidly on new onshore and offshore wind because of what he called the last government's inaction and short-termism.
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