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Miliband Expands Public-Sector Solar and Jobs Plan, Denounces Reform’s ‘War on Clean Energy’

The speech uses concrete benefits, from cheaper power on public sites to job protections, to challenge Reform UK’s rollback message.

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Overview

  • In a Labour conference address, the energy secretary is set to accuse Reform UK of planning to “wage war” on clean energy and to call that a betrayal of young people and future generations.
  • He will extend a Great British Energy programme to install solar panels at an additional 50 schools and 70 NHS sites, building on roughly 200 schools and 200 NHS locations already funded, and outline a plan to cut bills for military sites.
  • A clean energy jobs plan will target growth from about 430,000 roles to 830,000 by 2030, with added demand for engineers, welders, electricians and construction workers.
  • A Fair Work Charter will be proposed to strengthen pay and rights, close offshore loopholes affecting renewable workers, and secure worker representation on boards of publicly owned bodies such as Great British Energy.
  • Miliband will link Reform’s stance to risks for specific projects and workplaces — Siemens’ turbine plant in Hull, carbon capture construction in Teesside and a cable factory at Port Nigg — as Greenpeace and NHS leaders welcome the solar expansion.