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15/09/2016 Government approves Hinkley Point deal

Ministers have approved a controversial new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point, despite concerns about the cost and the involvement of China. Opposition MPs say the seven weeks spent reviewing the project was a waste of time, and new safeguards are a mere window dressing.

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