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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Craig Meighan

Boris Johnson pledges £700 million for nuclear power plant - but nothing on cost of living

Boris Johnson made the announcement despite previous promises not make major policy decisions

BORIS Johnson has promised £700 million of funding for the Sizewell C nuclear power project as part of a drive to improve the UK’s energy security - despite no new policies to help families with the cost-of-living crisis.

The Prime Minister said the spike in gas prices driven by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine showed why new nuclear generation capacity was needed in the UK.

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