Caroline Flint promises 'step change' in approach to energy efficiency, but downplays hopes of infrastructure funding boost

James S Murray
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Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary says Labour would get more 'bang for buck' from current energy efficiency funding, as she admits additional infrastructure funding has not yet been committed

Caroline Flint has promised that Labour's new energy efficiency strategy would seek to engineer a "step change in our language and approach to energy efficiency", detailing how the wide-ranging package...

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