Chancellor unveils plan for National Infrastructure Bank, as Treasury hints at new net zero test

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But speech provides little new support for green recovery, as Rishi Sunak details bleak economic outlook and controversially cuts overseas development aid

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned the UK is facing the worst economic contraction in over 300 years as a result of the coronavirus crisis, as he today unveiled plans for a "once in a generation" wave of...

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