The Latest Breaking News from Sizewell C

The Government and Sizewell C distanced themselves from the new estimate, which would signal a doubling in price since 2020.

Treasury expected to decide whether to support EDF-backed nuclear power plant in this year’s spending review

Prospective investors will be subject to ‘strict national security checks’, minister vows

High court judge rules in favour of government decision to let EDF build plant on the Suffolk coast

Protest group Together Against Sizewell C has launched a bid to challenge development consent granted for the multibillion-pound project in Suffolk.

British prime minister Rishi Sunak recently declared that the “golden era” of UK-China relations is over. The next day, the government removed China General Nuclear Power Group, a Chinese state-owned company, from the construction of the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear power station.

Buying out China’s stake was inevitable but the government still has the onerous task of finding committed investors

The Government is spending nearly £700m to help get the £20bn Sizewell C nuclear power plant project off the ground

The Government also said it would set up an arms-length body, Great British Nuclear