GB News fan-favourite Martin Daubney has launched a deeply personal attack on Labour's nuclear energy plans, drawing on his father's 47-year career in the coal mines.
Speaking on his programme today, Martin said Sir Keir Starmer's commitment to nuclear power represents Labour "finally driving a stake through the heart" of Britain's coal industry.
"My dad Bob, my hero," Martin said, describing his father's nearly five decades working underground.
The presenter argued that the Prime Minister's forward-looking energy strategy fails to understand the significance of coal mining to working class communities across Britain.
Martin Daubney hit out at Keir Starmer's commitment to nuclear and clean energy
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The Prime Minister announced earlier today that his government would end years of indecision over nuclear power, confirming support for the Sizewell C plant and new small modular reactor development.
Speaking four hours ago, Starmer described the commitment as a "statement of intent" from his administration.
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He promised there would be no more "dithering" on nuclear energy policy. The Prime Minister said this "change of mindset" would reduce Britain's dependence on international fossil fuel markets.
Starmer argued the nuclear commitment would help prevent energy price spikes similar to those experienced following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Martin Daubney spoke about his father's experiences in the mines
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Martin highlighted the blocked Whitehaven coal mine as evidence of Labour's abandonment of mining communities.
He noted that despite a ready-to-go British coal mine being stopped by Greenpeace, the UK continues importing coal from Japan, America and Australia.
"We don't want to look backwards on coal mines, we want to look forwards and it's all about renewables and nuclear energy," Martin quoted the Prime Minister as saying.
The GB News presenter argued this statement revealed Starmer was "not taking the temperature of working class Britain."
Keir Starmer's Government is investing £14bn in nuclear energy
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He claimed that communities across Britain's coal belts were abandoned when the mines closed, with those industries never being replaced.
Martin argued that the shift to nuclear energy represents more than just an energy transition. "I put it to you that it's about more than clean energy," he said on GB News.
He described coal mining communities as having "a beating heart, full employment" where every underground job supported multiple jobs above ground.
"Paper shops, butchers, pubs, restaurants. Thriving communities that take care of their properties and have belief in their nation," Martin said.
The presenter concluded that Labour's nuclear commitment was destroying "the beating class of working class Britain," arguing these communities represented more than energy production but the soul of working class life.
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