Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power

Minsmere nature reserve in Suffolk, with Sizewell B nuclear power station in the distance. Photograph: Simon Dack/Alamy

Green party members have voted to end the party’s opposition to nuclear power, dropping a commitment to phase out the technology in a major shift in its energy policy.

The motion, adopted at conference, removes a “blanket opposition to nuclear fission” and instead commits the Green party of England and Wales to assessing nuclear projects alongside other low-carbon technologies.