Shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint says chancellor George Osborne believes 'environmental policies are a luxury that can only ever be afforded when times are good'
Labour has accused the chancellor of the exchequer of "actively revelling in contempt for environmental protection", in the latest broadside in the row over green policies that has consumed the coalition...
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