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Evening Standard
Harry Taylor

UK urged to rule out allowing wind turbines ‘controlled by hostile states’

The minister was urged to give an assurance over national security (Nick Ansell/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government has failed to rule out allowing wind turbines to be built in the UK by so-called “hostile” countries.

Energy minister Michael Shanks said work to analyse supply chains and the companies investing in the UK will continue, although he stopped short of offering categorical assurances when challenged by Conservative MP Nick Timothy to not allow turbines “controlled by hostile states”.

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