Keir Starmer Condemned Over Labour's U-Turn On £28 Billion Green Energy Plan

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has been condemned after he finally decided to ditch Labour’s pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects.It is understood that Starmer will say that because of the damage the Tories have done to the economy, Labour can no longer commit to spending that amount of money while sticking to its fiscal rules.

But the move has prompted a furious backlash against the the Labour leader, who has previously been criticised for making repeated U-turns. “Both the security of our planet for future generations and the UK’s future prosperity is dependent on greening our economy and that requires large scale investment.

The Conservatives have launched repeated attacks on the £28bn-a-year policy, claiming it would lead to higher taxes and interest rates.

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