Ed Miliband grills Grant Shapps over views on onshore windfarms
Ed Miliband has urged Grant Shapps to clarify his position on onshore wind farms "once and for all".
The shadow climate change secretary said he found it "extraordinary" that given the "chaos, confusion, and embarrassment" of the government on onshore wind, Mr Shapps didn't "clear it up" in the Commons.
He accused the Business Secretary of being part of a "fossilised tendency" and of making his predecessor, Jacob ReesMogg, look" positively on trend" on the issue.
Mr Miliband's comments came as he responded to Mr Shapps' statement on energy security in the lower chamber.
Earlier this week, Mr Shapps signalled the government will reverse its ban on on shore wind farm sin a bid to fend off a rebellion of torymps, which include former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
Simon clarke, the ex-levelling up secretary heading the rebellion, said more than 30 Conservative MPS now support his amendment to the level ling-up and Regeneration Bill.