Jo Swinson promises 'Wellbeing Budget' to tackle climate emergency
New Liberal Democrat leader uses final conference address to promise 'bold' climate action and the pursuit of a 2045 net zero target
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson today promised to de-prioritise Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of national wealth, pledging to introducing a new Wellbeing Budget that will put "the wellbeing...
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