Has Keir Starmer scored an own goal with Labour’s £28bn green spending chaos?
Archie Mitchell looks at why the Labour leader may be self-sabotaging by failing to stick with his green spending pledge
On the same day thousands of Port Talbot steelworkers were told they would be losing their jobs, with the plant’s two blast furnaces closing down, Labour’s £28bn Green Prosperity Plan hit the headlines again.
The latest iteration of a story that has been doing the rounds for months popped up, with reports suggesting Sir Keir Starmer would ditch the hefty spending commitment.
The Port Talbot job losses, which will devastate the South Wales community, offered a visceral warning of the risk of failing to invest in future-proofing British industry.
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