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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

Fix energy-leaking homes and fund wind turbines to wean UK off Russian gas, Boris Johnson told

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Fixing energy-leaking homes and funding wind projects – not nuclear power stations – is key to weaning the UK off Russian gas, a new study says, amid cabinet clashes over policy.

Boris Johnson is pushing to get 25 per cent of the UK’s electricity from nuclear power – requiring up to six new power stations – at a cost that is alarming Rishi Sunak, the chancellor.

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