 But now a government official told the BBC : 'We are reviewing every major project - including Sizewell C.' Possible cost cutting measures by Rishi Sunak 's government means that a high speed rail link planned for the north of England may also be scrapped. Ms Truss had pledged to construct a fully comprehensive high-speed rail network - known as the Northern Powerhouse Rail - but they could well now be scaled back. New Business Secretary Grant Shapps told the BBC: "There wasn't really much point in going and blasting new tunnels through the Pennines… It's not true to say we're not delivering on what we said we would do on levelling up the north." The new power plant next to Sizewell B (pictured) would not){kind=link}
Plans for a new nuclear power plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk could be delayed or scrapped altogether due to a cut back in spending by the Government, it is reported
Plans for a new nuclear power plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk may be delayed or even ditched altogether in cost-cutting measures, it is reported.
The government had promised £700 million in investment for Sizewell C in September but this would only be a fraction of the overall cost of the plant, and critics have complained at the cost and the length of time it would take to be ready.
When completed, Sizewell C would be expected to provide 7% of the country’s overall electricity requirement but it would not be ready until the 2030s.
Last month, then Prime Minister Liz Truss and French President Emmanuel Macron had given their “full support” for the nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast which would be partly developed by the French energy company EDF.