Starmer downgrades £28bn green investment target to an ‘ambition’
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#6HM30)
Labour says plan is subject to party's fiscal rules of keeping debt falling as a percentage of GDP
Keir Starmer has downgraded his target of spending 28bn a year on green investment schemes in the next parliament to an ambition", in the latest sign of the Labour leader backing away from his flagship green policy.
Starmer said on Friday he wanted to reach the 28bn figure by the second half of the parliament if Labour won the next election, but could not guarantee that he would be able to do so.
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