'Missed opportunity': As Ministers defend green plans, is the chance to boost energy security being squandered?

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'Missed opportunity': As Ministers defend green plans, is the chance to boost energy security being squandered?

Grant Shapps declares 'we need to combat the idea that it costs you money to go green', but campaigners insist government is failing to deliver policies that could curb energy costs

The government has this week quietly stepped up its defence of its net zero strategy in the face of growing criticism from some of its own MPs who are attempting to erroneously argue that climate policies...

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