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The UK's homes are among the most poorly insulated in Europe | Credit: iStock
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The UK's homes are among the most poorly insulated in Europe | Credit: iStock

EXCLUSIVE: Cross party group of MPs on the APPG for a Green New Deal urge Chancellor to invest £11.7bn in urgent rollout of green home retrofit measures

The government should urgently invest £11.7bn in rolling out home insulation measures over the next three years in order to tackle fuel poverty, cut emissions, and boost Britain's energy security, a group...

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