Labour should ditch Ed Miliband’s controversial green energy targets and focus on delivering ‘cheap electricity’, Wes Streeting suggested yesterday.
The would-be leadership contender used a speech on the economy to distance himself from Mr Miliband’s ‘Clean Power 2030’ target, saying high energy costs are ‘holding back businesses and households’.
‘Cheap electricity should be the organising goal of energy policy,’ he added.
The former health secretary said he supported broader efforts to meet the international goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050.
But asked if he supports Mr Miliband’s 2030 target for decarbonising the entire electricity system, he told the Daily Mail: ‘I don’t think
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