'A misjudgement': Official report slams government privatisation of Green Investment Bank

James Murray
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Public Accounts Committee concludes privatisation failed to adequately protect Green Investment Bank's core environmental purpose, as campaigners accuse Treasury of 'economic vandalism'

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of MPs has today slammed the government's handling of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), accusing Ministers of failing to adequately assess the bank's performance and...

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