Ed Miliband is facing a growing legal threat from a string of councils over his decision to unleash a wave of electricity pylons across Britain.
Local leaders in Essex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk have said the Energy Secretary will “wreck” their landscapes by rolling out vast swathes of green energy infrastructure.
They claim that their countryside will be disproportionately affected by the rollout, which they say will scare off tourists and ruin farmland.
As a result, all four have warned that they will launch a High Court challenge to block Mr Miliband’s plans.
