Britain’s energy grid should be run like the armed forces by being brought under the direct control of the Ministry of Defence, a senior Labour peer has told GB News.
Lord Glasman warned that keeping the lights on is now a matter of “national security” - and claimed Britain is being “played by the environmental lobby to create a sense of crisis”.
He believes that without reliable and affordable power, none of Britain’s other ambitions can survive.
Speaking to GB News ahead of delivering the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture last night, Lord Glasman said: “I am calling for the national grid to become part of the Ministry of Defence and part of national security.