Climate crisis battle an ‘opportunity’ for working people, says Starmer

Labour leader sets out industrial plan including 28bn-a-year investment strategy at SME4Labour dinner

Winning the battle against the climate crisis provides the biggest opportunity in decades to make the economy deliver for working people, Keir Starmer has said.

Speaking at a business leaders' dinner in London, the Labour leader said there was no cause for gloom despite the need for radical and immediate action to protect the planet from global heating.