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Minister attacks wind farms

The Tory energy minister has condemned the "peppering" of wind farms across the countryside, insisting: "Enough is enough." John Hayes said the spread of turbines "seems extraordinary" and they should no longer be "imposed on communities".

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Report: Ed Davey 'vetoed' lines from a speech by John Hayes

Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

The website quotes a Lib Dem source as saying: “This may be the speech that John Hayes and the Tory Tea Party wanted but it wasn't even delivered because he was told not to.”

Mr Davey allegedly vetoed key lines from Mr Hayes’ speech after seeing its first draft.

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