'National missions for national renewal': Keir Starmer promises to make the UK a 'clean energy superpower'

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'National missions for national renewal': Keir Starmer promises to make the UK a 'clean energy superpower'

Opposition leader unveils five core missions that will shape the next Labour manifesto, including pledge to deliver a zero emission power system by 2030

Labour leader Keir Starmer has today reiterated the Opposition's plans to place climate action at the heart of its economic strategy, confirming that a commitment to turn the UK into a 'clean energy superpower'...

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