Labour’s £28bn green policy U-turn – podcast | News
In late 2021, Keir Starmer was at a leadership crossroads, with Labor members still licking their wounds after defeat in the Hartlepool by-election. He needed something big and bold to excite the party and capture voters’ attention. He was under pressure to match President Biden’s Green New Deal ambitions. Labor has therefore made a major […]
Labour cuts £28bn green investment pledge by half | Labour
Labor will unveil its green investment plans as Keir Starmer ends weeks of speculation to confirm his leadership’s biggest U-turn aimed at boosting the party’s chances in a general election. Reduced by half. Mr Starmer and his shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves announced on Thursday that the size of the Green Prosperity Plan would be cut […]
How Labour ditched its flagship £28bn green investment pledge | Labour
Labour’s pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment is to be scrapped two-and-a-half years after it was announced to cheering party members as a high-profile flagship policy. Since the plan was announced, factions within the Labor Party have opposed moves to water it down, making it the center of a public-private struggle. Thursday’s […]
Keir Starmer: Labour’s £28bn green investment ‘desperately needed’ | Labour
Keir Starmer said Labour’s policy pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment was “sorely needed”, raising again an issue that has been a source of tension within the party. Party insiders reported as recently as last week that Mr Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves were planning to abandon their pledge, but the […]