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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

U-turn on onshore windfarms likely after Tory rebellion

Wind turbines silhouetted against sunset.
Thirty-four MPs have publicly rebelled against restrictions on onshore wind. Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

Ministers will make an announcement on a ban on onshore windfarms in the coming days, including potential “tweaks” to the levelling up bill, in the face of a growing rebellion by Conservative MPs.

The culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, gave the strongest hint yet that the government is preparing to lift the de facto onshore wind ban after the number of public rebels grew to 34 on Monday night.

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