Labour beefs up £1.8bn green port investment pledge

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Labour confirms plans to upgrade Britain's port infrastructure to boost UK's offshore renewable prospects through its Green Prosperity Plan

Labour has announced plans to deliver "the most significant upgrade" to Britain's ports in a generation if it wins the next election, confirming it would pump £1.8bn of public funding into the sector in...

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