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Insufficient budget for farms will increase UK’s reliance on foreign gas in ‘backwards step’, analysis suggests

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The UK Government is restricting farmers from allocating over 25% of land for green schemes under the Sustainable Farming Incentive, aiming to secure food production.

Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive mean applicants will only be able to put quarter of their land into six specified environmental actions that take land out of food production

Government has no credible plan for effects of extreme weather, says Committee on Climate Change

The PMs action has caused fury among climate change groups, who say it flies in the face of the Governments promise to reach zero-carbon electricity by 2035.

Critics say a commitment to build new gas-fired power stations would threaten climate pledges.

PM says he will not gamble on energy security, in move likely to be seen as backwards step in decarbonising network

In a move that will anger environmental campaigners, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho will say Britain needs to be realistic, and insist new gas plants are needed to keep the lights on.

The UK could face blackouts unless it builds more gas-fired power stations, the Government has said, despite pledges to cut carbon emissions.