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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton and Jessica Elgot

Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’

Reform’s Richard Tice
Reform’s Richard Tice represents the seat most at risk from severe floods, analysis shows. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Reform UK’s plans to obstruct green energy projects in Lincolnshire put at risk almost £1bn in local investment and more than 12,000 jobs, analysis suggests.

No 10 said it would fight any attempt by the party to dismantle or block renewable investment in the area, after its deputy leader, Richard Tice, said Reform-controlled councils and its mayors would be able to block what he called “net stupid zero” infrastructure, including solar farms, pylons and battery storage systems.

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