United Kingdom: Cameron to view revived Severn barrage plan

Independent: The Prime Minister is to be briefed on plans for a £30bn, 10-mile tidal barrage from Somerset to South Wales which could provide 5 per cent of Britain's total electricity. David Cameron signalled his backing, telling MPs: "A huge amount of renewable energy could be delivered through a barrage of this kind." Now he is to meet the consortium behind the bid, which insists it could be completed without public funding. Peter Hain, who served in the cabinets of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, quit...

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