Tories call for regulatory reform to speed up construction of new nuclear power station

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Tories call for regulatory reform to speed up construction of new nuclear power station

Andrew Griffith has joined his Conservative colleagues in welcoming the government’s announcement that it is putting more than £14bn into building the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk.

But the shadow business and trade secretary says, "the key thing is not to lose any more time".

He added: "We’ve lost almost a year on things like Sizewell C. The government has got to get on and do it."

Mr Griffith went on to call for a "profound debate" on welfare reform, when asked for his reaction to the government’s U-turn over the winter fuel payment for pensioners.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-labour-reform-starmer-farage-defence-tories-migration-12593360

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Date: June 10, 2025