Great British Energy will not use solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour
Ed Miliband drops resistance to move after campaigners insist supply-chains must be free from human rights abusesEd Miliband will ban the UK’s national energy company from investing in projects that use solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour after bowing to pressure from Labour and Conservative MPs.The energy secretary has dropped his previous resistance to rewriting the bill establishing Great British Energy and will now introduce an amendment that forces the company to make sure there is no slavery or human trafficking in its supply chain. Continue reading...

Ed Miliband drops resistance to move after campaigners insist supply-chains must be free from human rights abuses
Ed Miliband will ban the UK’s national energy company from investing in projects that use solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour after bowing to pressure from Labour and Conservative MPs.
The energy secretary has dropped his previous resistance to rewriting the bill establishing Great British Energy and will now introduce an amendment that forces the company to make sure there is no slavery or human trafficking in its supply chain. Continue reading...