Nuclear go-ahead faces legal battle

A legal challenge to the imminent government decision in favour of a new generation of nuclear power stations is inevitable, according to the cabinet minister in charge of the process.
John Hutton, the business secretary, told the Financial Times a threatened application for a judicial review “was always going to happen. I don’t think there’s any surprise in that.” But he rejected claims by the Liberal Democrats and green campaigners that a second government consultation on the issue has been a “sham”, with the decision to go ahead with nuclear already taken.
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