Keir Starmer green speech: Recap key points and watch back as PM unveils £22bn carbon capture plan
The Prime Minister has delivered a major speech in north-west England today, unveiling Labour’s £22 billion carbon capture…
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Budget 2024: ‘Labour’s clean growth revolution needs investment now’
Rachel Reeves will deliver the new Government’s first Budget on 30 October, constrained by a challenging environment for…
GB Energy bill unveiled as PM says royal deal could reap £60bn investment in green energy
A bill to introduce the long-promised Great British Energy is to be introduced today as the government announces…
‘Labour’s manifesto is more ambitious than the Ming vase strategy suggests’
For all the talk of Labour’s safety-first approach and Keir Starmer’s ‘Ming vase’ strategy, the 2024 manifesto launched…
‘Labour’s poll lead hides a base split on net zero, immigration and trans rights’
That Labour will win the next election is, as political predictions go, something of a safe bet. With…
‘Labour’s £28bn green plan was a potential liability. It is right to drop it’
Where the rest of Labour’s platform has been resolutely cautious and incremental, saving most of our fiscal and…
‘Labour should close the gaps in how investors finance fossil fuel expansion’
If the past two years have taught us anything, it is that there is still a lot of…
King’s Speech: ‘Anti-green policies are Labour’s opportunity, not a trap’
In September, King Charles addressed the French Senate and used this historic occasion to reiterate his long-standing environmental…
‘Politicians need to stop talking green jobs and start talking good jobs’
Everyone knows what a good job is. It’s one that pays the bills, provides stability and certainty, enables…
‘Starmer pledged public and private investment – here’s how to do it well’
Labour leader Keir Starmer’s conference speech promised a “genuine partnership” between the public and private sectors, building a…
