Miliband joins calls for Cameron to approve carbon budget

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Labour leader urges Prime Minister to stand by previous commitment to follow Climate Committee recommendations

Pressure on David Cameron to approve carbon targets recommended by the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) cranked up a notch today when it emerged that opposition leader Ed Miliband has written...

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