Macron and Roberta Metsola hold press conference
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Business Secratary Kwasi Kwarteng poured cold water on the project that would have linked Britain with the EU.
Mr Kwarteng rejected that application from investment firm Aquind, which was looking to connect the British and French grids to make energy markets more efficient.
Last month, Britain’s energy regulator launched a new round of investment bids to build the sub-sea cables.
Ofgem claimed the plans would help boost national energy security and electrification plans.
These could help the UK reach its climate goals, Ofgem has claimed.
But this came after a seires of energy threats from the French.
Amid a furious Brexit fishing licenses row, French President Emmanuel Macron’s Government threatened to put the lights out in the UK.
European Affair Minister Clement Beaune seemed poised to cut off UK energy supplies after his outrage at Britain’s refusal to grant French vessels more fishing licenses.
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