Ministers queuing up to lambast DECC proposals

The Department for Energy and Climate Change probably expected its proposed subsidy cuts to be roundly criticised by the renewables industry, but it just might be taken aback by the response from opposition ministers.

Energy and climate change secretary Amber Rudd has now been pilloried from all corners, with Scotland’s Fergus Ewing, Welsh minister Carl Sargeant and Lib Dem leader Tim Farron joining Labour hopefuls Caroline Flint and Jeremy Corbyn in attacking the government’s energy policy.

Posted on Aug 14, 2015.