Lord Heseltine backs Severn Barrage to boost economic growth

Jessica Shankleman
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As coalition splits emerge over wind farm support, Conservative grandee calls for long-term investor certainty in energy policy

Lord Heseltine has called on the government to bolster investor certainty in UK energy policy and has backed plans for a giant tidal barrage in the Severn Estuary to boost economic growth. The recommendations...

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