Investment Summit: Labour promises deregulation drive to unlock clean energy boom

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer (pictured) at the UN General Assembly meetings in New York. Credit: Number 10
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer (pictured) at the UN General Assembly meetings in New York. Credit: Number 10

Government promises to tackle red tape and deliver new Industrial Strategy in support of clean energy mission

The government will today use its high-profile International Investment Summit in London to announce a wave of new investments and policies designed to impress upon business leaders and investors that...

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