Fears for green projects as Liz Truss calls for cull of 'white elephant' capital spending

Madeleine Cuff
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Chief Secretary to the Treasury suggests low-carbon projects could be in Treasury cross hairs as part of capital spending review

Could Treasury push for a rollback of UK green policies post-Brexit? That is the question sparked by Treasury Minister Liz Truss insistence this weekend that government ministers must be prepared to "junk…...

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