Labour pledges £250bn energy efficiency drive to 'bring the future into homes'

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Policy to enhance energy efficiency of the UK's 27 million homes is the latest component of Labour's ambitious plans for a Green Industrial Revolution

A Labour government would launch a £250bn home improvement programme to boost the energy efficiency of UK houses and slash the country's carbon emissions by 10 per cent, the party announced on Sunday....

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