Ed Miliband: Reform UK’s Lee Anderson ‘never ceases to amaze me’

Ed Miliband has said Reform UK MP Lee Anderson “never ceases to amaze me” as the pair locked horns once more over net zero and energy policy.

Anderson, the Reform MP for Ashfield, accused the government of seeking to “block out” the sun in his contribution to net zero and energy security questions.

The comment refers to reports that British scientists could experiment with techniques to block sunlight as part of a £50 million government funded scheme to combat global warming.

Miliband responded: “The honourable gentleman [Anderson] never ceases to amaze me – and not in a good way, Mr. Speaker.

“What I would say to him is this – [Reform have] made their decision. I’m not sure what their [the Conservative Party’s] position is.

He added: “Cheap, clean home-grown power is the answer for Britain because it gives us energy security, frees us from the petro-states and dictators.

“We’re in favour of it. [Reform are] against it. Goodness knows where [the Conservatives] are.”

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