Sizewell C nuclear plant gets go-ahead with £14.2bn of government funding
The government announces a total investment of £14.2bn to build the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk
The plant - which will take at least a decade to complete - will generate enough electricity for six million homes, the government says
The last time a nuclear plant was completed in Britain was the Sizewell B plant in 1987
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says: "We need new nuclear to deliver a golden age of clean energy abundance" - you can watch Miliband being interviewed on this page now
But a pressure group says ministers have not "come clean" about Sizewell C's cost, because "negotiations with private investors are incomplete"
Regulators granted a licence for Sizewell C last year, under the Conservative government - it is being built by state-owned French company EDF
Sizewell C nuclear plant gets go-ahead with £14.2bn of government funding
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