Boris Johnson unveils huge plan to expand nuclear power | 5 News

► Boris Johnson is about to hand in the keys to Number Ten, but today he unveiled his big idea to tackle those rising energy costs- "Go nuclear and Go Large".

The outgoing Prime Minister wants to build eight more nuclear power stations, which he says would save 3 billion pounds and power 6 million homes.



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[alanavery]

To late yes 10+ years to late
He waits until the light are going to go out
And he starts speaking about more nuclear plants
20 + years to build one
DISTRACTION DISTRACTION

[yetidodger]

like the 40 hospitals? an outgoing P.M isn't allowed to make such massive decisions.

[foodandstuff]

Wind power or solar would be quicker than the Nuke power station

[JohnnyWaterbucket]

Labour proposed to build 8 new plants in 2008, The Tories scrapped it as soon as the were in office.😂 Talk about hypocritical. On load in 2044, you couldn't make it up.

[dockaos]

We haven't failed as a country he's failed as a pm

[turboedsloth]

Solar panels would be a better option for helping reduce the number of Nicola power stations that are not environmentally friendly because of the massive amounts of work and machinery involved!

Solar panels should not be placed on fertile fields for growing Vegetable or Farming!!
The number one location should be on Rooftops of old and new buildings in general any building capable of supporting solar panels!!
On top of that excess power can be put back on the National Grid bringing in income to businesses and the general public in the long term**

Fields and nature must be left as intened for agriculture or vegetable growing and the rest off the open spaces for wildlife tawna and fauna as this will only help kerb Rising temperatures there is no other way!!

Lining via the pockets of the wealthy to build solar farms will only help with the rising temperatures and climate crisis exacerbating!!

[BIBIWCICC]

Why is he spending our money on a private companies infrastructure? Why has this private energy company not invested themselves when they were pulling huge profits?

[sandrafoxley]

he can promise and pledge all he wants after wasting away his tenure at the top - it's all vacuous BS as he will become one of those transient here today and gone tomorrow politicians next

[rosemarywatson]

The people never failed the government did

[foodandstuff]

Make new houses come as standard with solar panels and also water collection tanks

[susanross]

Great, more nuclear waste! What ever happened to true green energy?

[poshgentleman]

I should imagine he has a HUGE PLAN: for raking it in, on the after dinner speech at the top of his mind at the moment.

[annking]

Until that happens - - -. Put a tent in your livingroom to retain heat in a small area / drop plastic to keep a smaller area of home warm / 8 hr candles in a clean paint pail or similar can with terra cotta pot on top / wrap copper tubing around stove pipe & drill holes to put tubing to other rooms for heat & wrap 1 around water pipe. God Bless Us All!

[likklej]

Maybe he should have talked Peace when he went to Kiev instead of prolonging the war Peace out

[bromion]

I say king coal and get the miners back to work.

[ugwxerw]

Well OVERDUE.

Pointless with open borders as can never get ahead of ourselves. End up with London Culture 🤮

[Joe-rpxn]

Only sensible decision he's made.

[nicolaisacc]

I personally think an ousted prime minister has no part in UK politics

[theenchiladakid]

It's not up to him now is it plus where are they going to get the money
Good lord a government run nuclear power plant.
Also
What is he doing

[blackberrycat]

He would be promoting this hard as the mates circle aka the MP’S have big money in this project and theses big power firms who are hiking up gas /electric also have big money too make for the shareholders so this project Will go ahead…Even though they should be looking to use FREE energy from wind farm etc….Government Moto is:- “MONEY OVER EVERYTHING” ..people lives don’t mean💩…