Keir Starmer touts net zero transition as 'full of promise for Britain'

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Sir Keir Starmer delivered a 90 minute speech at the close of the Labour Party conference earlier
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Sir Keir Starmer delivered a 90 minute speech at the close of the Labour Party conference earlier

Labour leader pledges major green home upgrades drive and public funding for clean tech innovation in party conference speech

Sir Keir Starmer has demanded urgent action against the "existential threat" of climate change during his Labour Party conference speech in Brighton, as he sought to position the UK's burgeoning green...

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