Speaking on a visit to Imperial College London, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Sizewell C nuclear power plant would reduce the UK's reliance on "foreign dictators" for energy.The construction of the development in Suffolk will cost around £38 billion, the Government has announced, as it struck a deal with a group of investors.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has signed the final investment decision to give the development the green light, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero said.

Speaking on a visit to Imperial College London, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Sizewell C nuclear power plant would reduce the UK's reliance on "foreign dictators" for energy.The construction of the development in Suffolk will cost around £38 billion, the Government has announced, as it struck a deal with a group of investors.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has signed the final investment decision to give the development the green light, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero said.