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Smart tariff opportunities, Labour conference, and the growing momentum by the '35 by 35' goal

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing – October part one

02 October 2026 • 3 min read

The BusinessGreen team reflects on the start of party conference season, and more studies unpacking Europe’s record-breaking summer heat

In BusinessGreen's latest Editor's Briefing, James Murray and Michael Holder pull at the green threads from Andy Burnham's first Labour Party Conference speech as Prime Minister. They discuss his vision...

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