Amber Rudd defends feed-in tariff cuts

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EXCLUSIVE: Energy and Climate Change Secretary says fall in price of solar has been 'spectacular'

Amber Rudd, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has defended the latest government proposals to cut spending on clean energy subsidies, claiming it was right to review the feed-in tariff...

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