Manifesto refresher: Conservatives' green agenda, plus DUP stance unpacked

Madeleine Cuff
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With the Conservatives set to form a minority government with the DUP, we look back at the promises made on energy and climate

The start of the election campaign was just seven weeks ago. But seven weeks is a long time in politics, even long enough for a seemingly unbeatable lead in the polls to narrow to perhaps the biggest election...

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