Miliband forces wind firms to back unions or lose subsidies

CEN MP Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, said:

“Britain must get a grip on electricity prices. Cheaper energy is essential for economic growth, the cost of living, and tackling climate change.

“But once again, Labour has shown its true colours. By effectively forcing the offshore wind industry to accept unionisation, Miliband risks undermining the economic benefits of clean energy.

“Lowering electricity bills, not pandering to the unions, is what Britain needs. How can we expect British households to cool their homes, or investors to back British industry, or innovative technologies like EVs to succeed, if electricity bills are pushed even higher?

“Labour claims to be on the side of the environment, bill-payers, and growth, but it seems they are only really here to serve the unions.”

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