Senior Labour peers confirm party will seek to strike out clause again if government closes Renewable Obligation scheme
The government is expected to be forced into a renewed standoff with the House of Lords over David Cameron’s reversal on green energy subsidies.
After a series of constitutional rows, the tensions between the government and the upper chamber will reach a new flashpoint as the energy secretary, Amber Rudd, presses ahead with a scheme to end subsidies for new onshore windfarms.
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