MPs likely to be whipped against move to add protections, as government insists it is already taking action on risk of forced labour
Ministers have been accused of turning a “blind eye to slavery” by ordering Labour MPs to remove legal protections to stop money being spent by state-owned Great British Energy on solar panels manufactured by forced labour in China.
The protections have been added to the government bill in the House of Lords via an amendment from the cross-bench peer Lord Alton, which said the new body must not spend money on solar or other materials where supply chains have “credible evidence of modern slavery”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/25/labour-accused-of-turning-blind-eye-to-slavery-over-solar-panels-made-in-china
Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
Publish date : 2025-03-25 09:03:00
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