Britain will struggle to keep the lights on and could face power cuts after the government has cancelled crucial energy projects, Labour have warned. Labour’s Shadow Energy Secretary Rebecca Long Bailey said the government risked failing “in one of the first duties – keeping the lights on”. A Conservative spokesman told The Sun : “The UK’s energy security is at its highest level in five years. Today and in the past, governments of all colours have understood they have a duty to ensure security of supply whilst protecting taxpayers and consumers. “Jeremy Corbyn’s energy policies would saddle families with sky high energy bills by committing billions of pounds to renationalising vast swathes of the energy system – leaving families with nowhere to turn if things went wrong. “Last week through our modern Industrial Strategy the government committed to a third of UK electricity being produced from offshore wind by 2030.”
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