Linky meter fitting 鈥榮hould be halted鈥�

Possible legal action to halt the rollout

Connexion journalist

Published Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00

A former environment minister and a group of 92 associations have called for the Linky smart electricity meter rollout to be halted over health fears.

Corinne Lepage, minister in 1995-97, threatened legal action to halt the rollout while the associations asked MPs to stop new installations.

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