Green Party co-leader and Waveney MP Adrian Ramsay partly used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to respond to PM Sir Keir Starmer's rebuke to him over green energy.

During PMQs on Wednesday Sir Sir Keir had told Mr Ramsay to "show some leadership" over the issue of putting up new pylons across his constituency to carry electricity generated by North Sea wind farms to the rest of the country.

But in his maiden speech two days later, Mr Ramsay said: “I’ve been a climate campaigner for 25 years and making a difference on climate and the environment has guided everything I’ve done in my career.

“To do this at the pace required we need to take communities with us and make infrastructure decisions that are right for the long term.

"So what I have called for is a proper options assessment of the different ways in which the energy generated by new wind farms in East Anglia is connected to the grid.

“The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has said that there is a planning process to be followed here which the government should not prejudge.

"And the Prime Minister has said that he wants to reset the tone on political debate - something I very much welcome.

"So in that spirit I would ask that we move beyond the comments made in this Chamber to date and that the government commits to working with communities to ensure that infrastructure decisions are made in a way that properly accounts for issues raised by local communities.”

During PMQs Mr Ramsay had asked the Prime Minister if the UK would lead a new UN Nature conference.

Sir Keir replied: "He talks about leadership. Well I'd ask him to show some because, elected to this House as a Green politician, he is opposing vital clean energy infrastructure in his own constituency."

During his speech Mr Ramsay, a former Norwich City councillor, said he was delighted to represent a constituency that straddled the Suffolk/Norfolk border. 

A lifelong Norwich City fan, he nevertheless congratulated Ipswich Town on their promotion - and went on to say major concerns of his were the dental desert in the area and the state of its rivers and environment in general.