UK’s opposition Labour Party scraps environmental pledge

The UK’s opposition Labour Party is scrapping a flagship environmental pledge after months of uncertainty. It’s stepping back from a promise to spend £28bn a year on green investment. Here’s Deputy political editor at the Financial Times Jim Pickard.

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