The Labour Party, which is leading in UK election polls, has proposed making it easier for companies to build new server farms—risking a new type of conflict in communities across the country. If they win the election, the Labour Party is planning to treat data center projects as “nationally significant infrastructure” like wind farms or airports, says Neil Ross, associate policy director at industry group TechUK, who has been involved in talks with the party. That would give ministers the ability to overrule local officials who attempt to block data centers from being built.

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