Green electricity: PM full of “bombast and bluster”
The Liberal Democrats have called out Boris Johnson for being full of “bombast and bluster” on green electricity, pointing to the Government’s poor record on renewables. The Prime Minister plans to use his keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference to announce that all of Britain's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2035. But a recent analysis by the Liberal Democrats found that UK renewables growth is actually at its slowest rate since 2010. The UK also recently fired up old coal power plants to meet the nation’s electricity demand, as gas prices have soared. Wera Hobhouse MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Climate Emergency and Energy, said: “Yet again this Government is guilty of chasing headlines whilst failing to take the necessary action to achieve what they claim they…
