In a break with long-held tradition, Liberal Democrats voted in favour of nuclear power at their party conference today.
Party members voted by 230 to 183 in support of nuclear power in "limited" circumstances after Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey told their conference in Glasgow it would be "reckless" to rely on coal and gas, along with renewable sources of energy.
The party has always been opposed to nuclear power but rejected an amendment to a policy motion, which will dictate the Lib Dem manifesto at the 2015 general election.
There were also concerns about the cost of new nuclear power stations but Mr Davey told the conference he would not allow the price of projects to get out of control.
Earlier, environmental campaigners urged the party to reject nuclear power in an effort to restore its green credibility.
