The Latest Breaking News from Sizewell C

UK lines up Middle East investor for stake in £20bn-£44bn project despite growing row over other Emirati investment plans

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

Proposals by energy giant EDF to build a second nuclear power station in the UK have been backed by the government

Jeremy Hunt confirmed the construction of the long-awaited Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk during his Autumn Statement on Thursday afternoon.

Jeremy Hunt says energy efficiency will help to stop Britain being at mercy of global gas prices