Ed Miliband to ban Chinese ‘slave-trade’ solar panels

John Flesher, deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, said it was a “long overdue move” which he welcomed — but warned: “The government must now act to ensure that this knee-jerk U-turn doesn’t damage our environmental goals and the solar industry.”

He said the government now “must be bold” and do “much more to support British and allied supply chains to meet the demand”, adding: “If the government doesn’t act, we will not only hurt efforts to decarbonise but miss out on an enormous opportunity for economic growth.”

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