Government denies rift over renewables subsidies

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Oliver Letwin's reported desire to remove support for wind and solar by 2020 is "aspirational" and in line with policy

Government and industry figures have moved to play down fears that subsidies for onshore wind and solar panels could be axed, after a senior minister responded to an anti-wind farm campaigner by suggesting...

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