Welsh Labour Shadow Secretary responds to Ynys Môn nuclear development

Responding to the government’s announcement on nuclear at Wylfa, Labour’s Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said:

“Any progress is welcome but people on Ynys Môn will believe it when they see it. Successive Tory governments have failed to build a single nuclear power plant that will provide lower carbon power, boost energy security and create jobs.

“It’s been five years since Ministers sat back and watched as the previous plans for Wylfa fell through. That project would have been 50% completed by now, and we’d be seeing the benefits of thousands of construction jobs with almost a thousand more permanent jobs on the way.

“After 14 years it’s high time people had a UK government they could rely on to deliver. Labour will back the building of new nuclear in places like Wylfa, unlocking the transformative potential of investment and jobs the Tories have left dormant.”