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West Norfolk Council has voted through a motion which reasserts its position against the recently-approved incinerator in Wisbech. The motion, put forward by Cllr Alex Kemp during the authority’s full meeting on Thursday, did require a number of amendments from Cllr Michael De Whalley – but was eventually approved. Despite eleventh hour pleas from MPs, councillors and campaigners, the controversial MMV Medworth proposals were approved by Claire Coutinho, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in February. Cllr Kemp said she hoped her motion would allow the borough council to …

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