Tory swing voters switch to Labour after Sunak’s green retreat, poll finds
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#6F75A)
Survey shows nearly 90% of 2019 Conservative voters say green industry is vital to UK's economic growth
Almost nine in 10 voters who intend to switch their support from Conservative to Labour candidates in the next general election believe that green growth" is important for the future of Britain's economy, according to a poll.
Carried out by pollsters Opinium, the survey found that 82% of all respondents backed the growth of Britain's green industry to boost the economy, in the same week that the prime minister announced a series of U-turns on the government's green commitments in an attempt to create a dividing line with Labour before the election.
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