Labour conference: Party promises to spend £28bn a year on tackling climate crisis, scrap business rates, and boost green steel

Cecilia Keating
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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner arrive at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton | Credit: Keirr Starmer, Twitter
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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner arrive at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton | Credit: Keirr Starmer, Twitter

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out intention to become the first ‘green chancellor’ as shadow business secretary Ed Miliband announces Labour would prioritise ‘climate justice and economic justice’

Labour would invest £28bn annually on tackling climate change and supporting ‘green' jobs and industries if elected, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves announced this morning at the Labour Party Conference....

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