Anglia Sizewell C

Ministers will also set up an arms-length body, Great British Nuclear, to develop nuclear projects beyond Sizewell C.

He said contracts for the initial £700m investment in the plant would be signed within weeks, ultimately creating 10,000 jobs.

A government spokesman said its position had not changed and it wanted "to get a deal over the line asap", after reports the £20bn project could be scrapped.