Ministers have pledged £8.3bn of taxpayer cash to the company to decarbonise the electricity grid over the next five years.
While Ms Reeves is eyeing up major cuts to Britain’s mega welfare budget – No10 insisted GB Energy is safe for now.
Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice said: “Scrap the whole of GB Energy.
“Scrap Net Stupid Zero. Job done.”
Meanwhile, ministers are set to axe mandatory quotas for electric cars after Nissan warned excessive targets and punishment fines would risk jobs at the company’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: “We will do everything we can to make sure Nissan has that secure long-term future in the UK, making sure the business and regulatory environment reflects that.”
Ed Miliband won't turn Britain into a “clean energy superpower”, he'll put UP energy bills, destroy jobs and we'll have blackouts says Julia Hartley-Brewer
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