'Zombie corporate model': Labour reveals plan for sweeping green Treasury reforms

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Clive Lewis provides further details on Labour's plans for 'a radical shift in Treasury culture' to drive the UK economy onto a sustainable footing

Labour is preparing to rewrite the Treasury's Green Book, undertaking sweeping tax reforms, and tackle the "short-termist economic philosophy" that dominates Whitehall if it wins the next election...

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