Hinkley Point C subsidy has dealt consumers 'a bad hand', say MPs

Government accused of failing billpayers by agreeing to fixed price for 35-year contract that will cost ?30bnMPs have accused the government of failing to protect consumers over the price it has promised to pay for power from the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant.The Commons public accounts committee said the subsidy contract for Hinkley Point C, agreed in 2016 after years of delays, would hit poorest households hardest. Continue reading...