Jeremy Corbyn vows to put green jobs at heart of Labour's economic plan

James Murray
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'There is no bigger threat facing humanity than climate change. We must lead by example.'

Jeremy Corbyn will today promise to put green jobs at the heart of Labour's economic strategy in a bit to create 400,000 new posts and put the UK back "on track" to meet its emissions targets. In what...

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