Keir Starmer considers scaling back Labour’s £28bn green plans
by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HB8R)
Insiders fear further watering down of party's flagship economic policy could leave leader open to charges of flip-flopping' by Tories
Labour is considering scaling back ambitious plans to borrow 28bn a year to invest in green jobs and industry amid fears the Conservatives will use the policy as a central line of attack in the general election campaign.
The Guardian understands that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will discuss the party's flagship economic policy next month, with senior Labour figures pushing to drop the 28bn commitment entirely while others want to retain key elements of the plan.
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