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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor

Sizewell C nuclear plant funding approved despite Tory split

Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk
Sizewell B nuclear power station in Sizewell, Suffolk. Plans to build Sizewell C have advanced as private funding was enabled by Boris Johnson’s government. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA

Boris Johnson has approved funding for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk in the final weeks of his premiership, but some of Liz Truss’s senior allies are split over the decision.

The prime minister and the chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, approved financing for the construction of two new reactors known as Sizewell C, enabling private funding of about £20-30bn to be raised.

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