Boris Johnson calls for halt to planned solar aid cuts

Mayor of London warns that thousands of jobs are being put at risk, in letter sent to the energy minister on final day of government consultations on the proposals

Boris Johnson has waded into the growing row over the solar industry by calling on the energy minister, Andrea Leadsom, to halt plans to cut subsidies to the industry by 87% from January.

One the last day of a consultation period into the proposed aid reductions, Johnson accused the government of acting with "little or no prior notice", endangering thousands more solar industry jobs.