UK solar panel subsidy cuts branded 'huge and misguided'

Conservative government cuts financial aid by 65% despite its own review showing the move puts 18,700 jobs at risk

The government has decided to cut subsidies to householders installing rooftop solar panels by 65% just days after agreeing to move swiftly to a low-carbon energy future at the climate change conference in Paris.

An impact assessment study by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) admits the move could wipe out up to 18,700 of the industry's 32,000 jobs.