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Green Leader Opposes Nuclear Plan, Advocates Renewables

10/26/2025

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Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, criticized the plan to build new nuclear reactors as outdated and urged redirecting funds to wind and solar.
Labour MP Jonathan Brash defended the initiative, saying it could create 2,500 jobs in Hartlepool and power 1.5 million homes, noting the technology is being advanced in the United States.
The government says the plan could secure 50 years of clean energy.

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Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, criticized the plan to build new nuclear reactors as outdated and urged redirecting funds to wind and solar.
Labour MP Jonathan Brash defended the initiative, saying it could create 2,500 jobs in Hartlepool and power 1.5 million homes, noting the technology is being advanced in the United States.
The government says the plan could secure 50 years of clean energy.