Analysis: Constituencies with most green jobs are in Tory heartlands

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Analysis: Constituencies with most green jobs are in Tory heartlands

Friends of the Earth analysis hails major economic benefits from net zero transition in Conservative-held constituencies

Of the 10 constituencies in England and Wales with the most green jobs, eight are held by Conservative MPs, according to a new analysis from Friends of the Earth. In a study published this morning,...

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