How green is the government's Spending Review likely to be?

Michael Holder
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With both a no-deal Brexit and General Election potentially looming, could the Chancellor unveil any green spending tomorrow?

As the Chancellor Sajid Javid spends the day running through his speech for tomorrow's Spending Review announcement, he will be acutely aware of a number of things: the deal or no deal October 31 Brexit...

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