Sir Keir Starmer told the BBC the development of Sizewell C on the Suffolk coastline would create 10,000 jobs over the next decade, and provide energy security and independence for the country.
Within months of being switched on, the lights went out due to issuesIt was fixed temporarily but by 2014, the lights had gone again.
Mute Meadow has by and large, remained in the dark ever since.It is now more like "an unfinished building site" than a million pound artwork, SDLP councillor Rory Farrell told BBC News NI."People don't know what it's meant to be, it is an eyesore," he said.
At a time when budgets are tight and a number of local groups have lost out on core funding, Farrell said he understands the repair work may not be everyone's priority."But I for one want to see this operational, it would add to out cultural offering and transform the landscape along the river," he said.
The hundreds of people to cross the city's Peace bridge daily pass just yards from Mute Meadows' metal pillars.
Mark Froydenlund toldwith the SNP facing "significant difficulties" at the time.
Swinney also said he would focus on improving public services - such as cutting waiting times for GPs - and mitigating the cost of living crisis before the 2026 Holyrood election.The sound of Arctic wind howling through the strings of Sarah Smout's carbon fibre cello on the pack ice connected to the North Pole is like nothing she has heard before.
She joined a group of artists from all over the world on a trip to research and be inspired by the "breathtaking and absolutely vast" landscape of the Arctic Circle.The musician and poet spent 16 days on board a specially-equipped ship in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and experienced temperatures of -15C.