Legal threat escalates over government's 'reckless' company bailouts

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Campaign group Plan B poised to file court action claiming government failed to take into account climate obligations when bailing out Covid-hit firms

The government has defended its decision to hand billions of pounds in financial support to struggling carbon-intensive companies in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, amid accusations it "ignored" the ramifications...

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