Ed Balls: Labour would make sustainable energy a "national priority"

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Shadow Chancellor slams government for undermining green economy and confirms a Labour government would allow Green Investment Bank to borrow as soon as possible

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has this evening pledged that a future Labour government would make "sustainable energy a major national priority", arguing that the coalition has "actively undermined" business...

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