Lord Adonis to head up Osborne infrastructure body

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Chancellor to announce a further £5bn of funding to energy and transport projects

Infrastructure projects across the UK, including high and low carbon developments, could soon be fast-tracked following the announcement the government is to launch a new National Infrastructure Commission...

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