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Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan
UK NewsPolitics•September 28, 2026 at 10:33 PMNational

Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan

By Kiran Stacey, Jessica Elgot and Pippa Crerar•The Guardian - UK News

Exclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control Andy Burnham will take his first major step to putting Britain’s utility companies into public control when, at the Labour conference, he announces a new government-backed body to invest in the electricity grid.The prime minister will use his first speech as party leader to announce the creation of GB Grid, which will use money previously allocated to Great British Energy to compete with privately owned companies such as National Grid. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control

Andy Burnham will take his first major step to putting Britain’s utility companies into public control when, at the Labour conference, he announces a new government-backed body to invest in the electricity grid.

The prime minister will use his first speech as party leader to announce the creation of GB Grid, which will use money previously allocated to Great British Energy to compete with privately owned companies such as National Grid.

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