Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband is preparing to be grilled by the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee this afternoon – and Mr S has a question for the lefty Cabinet minister too. While the veteran politician has expended a lot of his own energy on taking a pop at net-zero sceptics for ‘talking their country down’, he appears to be neglecting some rather important decision-making. As parliament prepares to rise for recess, Mr S would like to know whether Miliband has finished dithering over a dilemma regarding China’s influence over Britain’s infrastructure: specifically, the curious case of Mingyang Smart Energy.

Miliband seems to be dragging his heels over what exactly to do about a windfarm project in Scotland that could see British reliance on Chinese-made turbines.

Miliband appears to be dragging his heels in considering what exactly to do about a windfarm project in Scotland that could see British reliance on Chinese-made turbines. Mingyang Smart Energy is a private Chinese company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The organisation is hoping to sign a contract with Green Volt North Sea – jointly........

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