Osborne underscores commitment to cutting carbon 'in the cheapest way possible'
Taking PMQs for the first time, Chancellor reiterates UK hopes for an ambitious Paris agreement but insists UK fracking should proceed
George Osborne has today declared that the government wants to meet its international climate change commitments, but do so in the "cheapest way possible". Taking Prime Ministers Questions for the first...
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