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...Starmer announced the U-turn this month after a drawn out period of internal arguments over whether the pledge, made in 2021 when borrowing rates were close to zero, was still affordable at a time of higher...
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...A state-owned energy company called GB Energy will cost a one-off £8.3bn and a £7.3bn “national wealth fund” will be set up to invest in the decarbonisation of heavy industry....
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...The rest of Europe meanwhile is still finding it difficult to balance the needs of energy security with its desire to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine....
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...The Tories seized on the U-turn....
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