Choose cheap energy supply over net zero at Budget, Blair tells Healey

Sir Tony’s think tank said the government should replace its Clean Power 2030 strategy with a new ‘cheaper power mission’ - (PA Archive)

Sir Tony Blair’s think tank has urged Chancellor John Healey to pivot Britain’s energy strategy away from net zero targets and focus instead on delivering cheaper supplies to consumers in the upcoming Budget.

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) recommended that the Government should also use its prospective 10-year plan to set out structural reforms aimed at lowering energy costs across the UK.