Nick Thomas-Symonds: “I am backing Andy Burnham to succeed Keir. I think, first of all, we have a job of delivery to do in the second half of…”

We’ve all heard a lot across the last decade about how we have an electricity grid that has a capacity, and a demand.

I just think we have to weigh up what is in the best interests of the country.

If the great question of post-Brexit Britain is how we can ensure, as an island nation, we can deliver national resilience, then energy security is one of the most valuable prizes.

It will bear down on your bills - and that is the biggest prize of all. It’s common sense to negotiate this.