Labour demands probe into Hinkley Point costs to taxpayers

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In her first speech, Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary Lisa Nandy will say Labour wants to 'democratise' not nationalise energy markets

Labour's new Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary has called for an investigation into the bill taxpayers will have to foot for a new £24bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset...

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