Plan follows slashing of £28bn green pledge, which Ed Miliband denies having considered resigning overLabour’s plan for state-backed offshore windfarms will be a “gamechanger”, Keir Starmer has said, as the party seeks to regain the initiative on green…
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Richard Partington: To revive Britain from recession the next government must get growth right
Two priorities are tackling entrenched inequalities and – the biggest challenge – addressing the climate crisisBritain’s economy is in a deep rut. After news confirming the country fell into recession late last year, most experts agree the downturn is …
Read moreRichard Partington: To revive Britain from recession the next government must get growth right
Two priorities are tackling entrenched inequalities and – the biggest challenge – addressing the climate crisisBritain’s economy is in a deep rut. After news confirming the country fell into recession late last year, most experts agree the downturn is …
Read moreLabour urged to double funding in publicly owned renewables
Cash injection in Great British Energy should be increased to £30bn, thinktank says after Keir Starmer U-turnKeir Starmer is being urged to more than double Labour’s investment in publicly owned renewable energy to save consumers billions of pounds on …
Read moreKeir Starmer: Labour’s £28bn green investment ‘desperately needed’
Labour leader says he has been ‘unwavering’ on green plans after party sources suggested policy would be droppedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said Labour’s policy pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment is “desperately need…
Read moreRayner says Labour still wants to spend £28bn on green investment but won’t be bound by ‘arbitrary’ number – as it happened
Labour deputy leader says green spending would depend on state of public finances during visit to Scotland Suella Braverman, the former home secretary, says reports that the government is giving up on plans for a returns agreement with Turkey are “very…
Read moreLabour to ditch £28bn annual green investment pledge, party sources say
Exclusive: Party will keep plan to invest in green infrastructure but will in effect cut green ambitions by about two-thirdsKeir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are ditching Labour’s flagship policy pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment, party sou…
Read moreWhat is Labour’s £28bn green plan – and could it be shelved?
Party’s pledge to invest in a low-carbon economy looks to be at risk amid nervousness over making spending commitmentsBusiness leader urges Labour to stand by £28bn pledge for green economyLabour committed in 2021 to spending £28bn a year if it got int…
Read moreUK should invest in green economy instead of tax giveaways, Lstudy shows
Economists say funding energy infrastructure, transport, tech and the environment will aid prosperityThe UK should invest £26bn a year in a low-carbon economy to revive prosperity instead of planning tax giveaways that will only lead to further stagnat…
Read moreStarmer says £2.5bn renewables jobs fund will help North Sea oil workers
Labour leader aims to set up ‘British jobs bonus fund’ to challenge oil firms to accelerate shift to clean energyKeir Starmer has challenged the oil industry to dramatically speed up its shift to clean energy by offering up to £2.5bn to subsidise new j…
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