Chris Huhne
Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh
GREENPEACE NUCLEAR VICTORY WELCOME – HUHNE
Commenting on Greenpeace’s successful High Court challenge of the Government’s policy to build new nuclear power stations, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:
“I am delighted. This great result means the Government will have to consult properly about the full implications of a new generation of nuclear reactors. The full economic and environmental costs, as well as the security risk, need to be taken into account.
“This is also a rebuke of the Prime Minister’s style of ‘sofa government’. You cannot perform a U-turn on nuclear power, as Tony Blair did between the last two government statements on energy policy, without a proper debate and a full discussion of the options.”