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'Just sensible investment': Keir Starmer holds firm on £28bn green spending goal

Michael Holder

04 January 2024 • 6 min read

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Starmer at UCL campus in East London | Credit: Preet Kaur Gill MP

Labour leader reiterates 'unapologetically ambitious' pledge to build a decarbonised UK power grid by 2030 in first major speech of 2024

Keir Starmer has reaffirmed Labour's plans to target a decarbonised power grid by 2030 and ramp up government green spending to £28bn a year should the Party win the next election, as the Opposition Leader...

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