PM and Chancellor 'on same page' over net zero strategy, government claims

Michael Holder
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The government is expected to soon publish its long awaited Net Zero Strategy ahead of COP26
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The government is expected to soon publish its long awaited Net Zero Strategy ahead of COP26

Government denies reports of differences on Downing Street over how to fund much needed policies to deliver net zero

The Treasury has sought to play down reports of growing tensions with Number 10 over how to fund the UK's climate targets, claiming that the Chancellor and the Prime Minister are "on the same page" over...

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