Victoria Ayling, who is standing for election in Grimsby, says she meant to say renewable energy subsidies
What happens when renewable energy runs out?
Victoria Ayling, Ukip’s parliamentary candidate for Great Grimsby in Lincolnshire, posed the rhetorical question during a Question Time-style debate in Cleethorpes this week, prompting “guffawing” from the audience, according to a local newspaper report. The question went viral when the Guardian’s Alberto Nardelli tweeted:
"What happens when renewable energy runs out?" – Victoria Ayling, Ukip’s candidate for Great Grimsby pic.twitter.com/29EW5nuxvM
#ukip #grimsby When I asked what happens when subsidies for renewable energy run out I am insulted by Lib/Lab/Con/Grn pact but none answered
@VAylingUKIP I explained clearly that subsidies reduce as an industry matures, giving solar PV as an example. Did you not listen?