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Old 25-11-2022, 09:16   #206
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Re: Rishi Sunak is Prime Minister
I'm not sure if Johnson has had a genuine change of heart (he was against onshore wind power as PM) or whether he's sticking the knife into Sunak.

Quote:
Liz Truss and Boris Johnson join Tory wind farm rebellion

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss are backing an attempt to overturn England's effective ban on onshore wind farms, a Conservative MP has said.

Former minister Simon Clarke said the ex-prime ministers were supporting his bid to relax restrictions through the Levelling Up Bill.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scrapped a move by predecessor Ms Truss to relax the rules.

He has said he wants to prioritise building turbines offshore instead.

Mr Clarke has tabled an amendment to the Levelling Up Bill that would overturn a planning clampdown introduced by former PM David Cameron in 2015.

A spokesman for Mr Johnson has confirmed to the BBC he supports the amendment. Ms Truss has been approached for comment.

The move would allow new turbines with local consent, and represented a "pro-growth, pro-green policy at a time when we need both," he added.

It is the latest rebellion faced by Mr Sunak over the Levelling-Up Bill's planning measures.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63750925
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