Starmer says he will not break Labour’s fiscal rules to meet £28bn green target
by Kiran Stacey and Steven Morris from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HK4F)
Statement is clearest sign yet party is willing to drop one of its flagship policies in face of Conservative attacks
Keir Starmer has ruled out breaking Labour's fiscal rules to meet its green investment targets if it wins the election this year, in the clearest sign yet that the party is willing to drop one of its flagship policies in the face of Conservative attacks.
The Labour leader told an audience in Bristol on Thursday that he would not borrow enough to spend 28bn on green projects if it meant breaking a separate promise to get debt falling as a proportion of economic output.
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