Summary

  • Keir Starmer says there will be no "blank cheque" for the Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk, as the government confirms a £14.2bn investment

  • The plant will take at least a decade to complete - Starmer says it will bring down people's energy bills once complete

  • This is a 10-year project, but today's investment only covers four years, writes our business editor Simon Jack

  • Chancellor Rachel Reeves earlier welcomed a "new era of nuclear power" in Britain, with Sizewell creating enough energy for six million homes

  • The government is also investing £2.5bn in a small modular reactor programme - where and when might we see them?

  • Regulators granted a licence for Sizewell C last year, under the Conservative government - it is being built by state-owned French company EDF

Live Reporting

Edited by Andrew Woodger and Owen Amos, with Alice Cunningham and Ben Parker reporting from Suffolk

  1. Welcome to our Sizewell C live page

    Good morning and welcome to this live page following the government's announcement of a £14bn investment into the Sizewell C nuclear power station project in Suffolk.

    We will be bringing you the latest reaction to the news - plus live interviews with Energy Secretary Ed Miliband from 07:30.