Britain not planning Hinkley Point C loan guarantees, Downing Street says

Asked if the government would provide loan guarantees after the Financial Times had reported that Paris had requested them, the spokesman said he was "not aware of plans for that". "Hinkley Point C's financing is a matter for the project's shareholders, it's not for government," he told reporters.

Britain has no plans to provide loan guarantees for the Hinkley Point C nuclear plan project to ease the financing costs on French energy firm EDF, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesman said on Wednesday. Asked if the government would provide loan guarantees after the Financial Times had reported that Paris had requested them, the spokesman said he was "not aware of plans for that".

"Hinkley Point C's financing is a matter for the project's shareholders, it's not for government," he told reporters. "Of course we're speaking to them about how we can ensure the project continues on its current schedule."