Britain's government sought on Monday to defuse a simmering row over a push by some Conservative lawmakers to make it easier to build onshore wind farms by saying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak supported such projects where there is local consent.
Sunak, in power for a month, has come under pressure from lawmakers in his own party over several issues, with some pressing for changes to the government's levelling up legislation currently in parliament that aims to tackle regional inequalities in Britain.
"It's not really a row. We're all basically saying the same thing - you need local consent if you're going to have wind power onshore, because it can be quite a big imposition on the local environment," Shapps told Times Radio. Shapps' words are aimed at heading off a potential rebellion in parliament against the government after the main opposition Labour Party signalled it could back the amendment put forward by Clarke. Several other Conservatives also support it.
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