Shadow Climate and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has accused the government of "bottling it" on onshore wind, adding its decision to relax planning permission for new farms as a "small step... but not a meaningful change". Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 I'm afraid the government has bottled it on onshore wind.
00:03 Onshore wind is one of the cheapest, cleanest forms of power at our disposal.
00:07 But even after today's change, it will be easier to build an incinerator locally
00:11 than an onshore wind farm. And that is ludicrous.
00:14 Labour would properly sweep away the onshore wind ban.
00:17 That would cut bills for families across Britain and deliver energy security.
00:21 It's a small step, but I don't think it's a meaningful change.
00:25 And I'm afraid it does say something about Rishi Sunak's government,
00:28 a zombie government, which is half-baked compromises,
00:31 sticking plaster solutions, which won't address the deep problems
00:35 of the cost of living crisis and the energy bills crisis.
00:38 There have been six Tory energy secretaries since the 2019 general election,
00:44 so that's six energy secretaries in less than four years.
00:46 That isn't the kind of stability that the country needs.
00:49 That isn't the kind of plan that the country needs.
00:51 But I think on this issue, as on all issues,
00:53 where the government gets something right, we'll work with them.
00:56 where we disagree with them, we'll call them out.