Lisa Nandy MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, responding to new analysis from National Grid on Britain’s energy security, said:

“The constant chopping and changing of energy policies under the Tories has put off urgently needed investment in new, clean power stations. Already energy investors have begun to turn their backs on Britain and we now know it is also damaging Britain’s energy security. Today’s analysis from National Grid shows we now have less spare power capacity than at any time for almost a decade. This is a situation that could have been entirely avoided with a more stable energy policy and without the Chancellor’s near constant attacks on clean energy investment.”