Reform UK MP accuses Ed Miliband of being ‘obsessed’ with renewable energy

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Reform UK MP has accused Ed Miliband of being “obsessed” with renewable energy, after the Government announced nine new offshore wind farms. During a statement on the contracts, Mr Miliband described solar power as “one of the cheapest and most readily available” deployable energy sources at the Government’s disposal, to which Mr Tice shouted: “When the sun shines.” Mr Miliband said the auction was the “most successful … in British history”, before adding: “And a major step forward in our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower and help Britain get off the rollercoaster of volatile global gas markets.” Later in the session, Mr Tice, MP for Boston and Skegness, asked: “Will the Secretary of State, who is obsessed with renewable energy, be honest with the British people? “And the only way to get off the rollercoaster of international gas markets, and take back control, is to become a clean energy superpower.” Fellow Reform UK MP Lee Anderson also criticised the projects, stating: “This Secretary of State is absolutely living in a completely different world to my constituents, because they’re not asking for this on the doorstep, at all. “But I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt – will all my pensioners in Ashfield receive significant discounts on their fuel bills, and how much will it be by?” This Secretary of State is by the way happy to spend is quite happy to spend £11.6 billion on climate aid abroad, £8.5 billion on GB energy, yet rob our pensioners of £300 at the same time Reform UK MP Lee Anderson Mr Miliband replied: “This is the way to deliver lower bills for his constituents.