Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has been accused of 'sheer hypocrisy' following his wife's objection to a block of flats near their liberal north London home.
Householders in Walsall, West Midlands say it is 'one rule for them and another for us' as a potentially explosive energy system is set to come to green belt near them.
It comes as prominent academics have raised concerns about the 'eco-friendly' stored energy system saying it could be 'the next Grenfell', with a nearby school also expressing fears.
Robert Withers, of the Beacon Action Group, has blamed the rush to Net Zero by 2050 for the development's approval in Great Barr Village at Chapel Lane.
He told MailOnline: 'It's an absolute disgrace that Ed Miliband and others in the Labour government are destroying our green belt - it's a tragedy.
