Nuclear safety Chancellor urged not to cut funding

Rachel Reeves has been urged not to carry out mooted funding cuts for nuclear sites including Sellafield amid safety concerns, as it emerged that the number of incidents where workers narrowly avoided harm had increased at the Cumbrian site.

- Alex Lawson Anna Isaac

The GMB union has written to the chancellor in advance of Wednesday's budget to raise safety concerns after rumours emerged that funding for the taxpayer-owned Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) may be reduced, which could result in cuts at nuclear sites including Sellafield and Dounreay in Scotland.