Miliband reveals plans that could mean nuclear power plants built near homes

Part of the Sizewell nuclear plant in Suffolk, where the government has already committed to building a new nuclear power station. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA

Ed Miliband has unveiled plans that could make it easier to build nuclear power plants closer to homes and on sensitive nature sites, as he attempts to speed up the development of energy infrastructure.

The energy secretary set out changes to nuclear regulation, to be carried out this year, which would mean a “win-win for building critical infrastructure while protecting nature and the environment”.