Britons Have to Accept New Pylons If They Want Cheaper Electricity: Starmer

Britons will have to accept new pylons overground if they want cheaper electricity, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned. Pylons are more cost-effective than burying cables underground and will alleviate the tax pressures on voters, Starmer said. His position is widely opposed by officials and campaigners, who are concerned with the environmental and visual impact of pylons across the British countryside. But the government said that ministers have “shied away from these trade-offs for too long.” “If you want lower energy bills, we’re going to have to have pylons above the ground. “Yes, there is the option to put them below the ground—it costs much more money, and if there’s one consistent theme into and out of the last election, it’s that most people feel they’re already paying too much tax, and I don’t think many would put their hand up to pay more tax in relation to that,” Starmer told reporters....