If the Green Homes Grant fiasco is any indicator of the government's climate action, we are in trouble

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Next week's Budget must provide clarity over the future of the Green Homes Grant Scheme, writes Green Party MP Caroline Lucas

Dan's shock is visible when he talks about the Prime Minister's response to an MP's question about the Green Homes Grant. The scheme isn't being cut, Boris Johnson said, but not enough people were taking...

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