LABOUR is reportedly already scaling back its major green spending plans.
The party has already diluted its initial plans for an immediate investment of £28 billion per year in green projects, withrevising their proposals in June to reach that level by the middle of the next parliamentary term, if they form the next government.The paper reported that senior party figures had admitted the £28bn per year level may not be reached for five years – with others refusing to confirm any figure.
The party was quoted as saying: “We have said that we will ramp up to £28bn of investment in the second half of the parliament.“It will only be possible to finalise our plans once we know what projects we will inherit and the state of the public finances.”the party’s plans were “not all additional money” and said the Government was already spending money on green infrastructure.
“With Downing Street now in his sights Keir Starmer is already rolling back on the promises he’s made, with green spending just another casualty in Labour’s breath-taking U-turn and broken pledge record. “Starmer has proven himself to be no different to the Tories who’ve forced so much harm onto our energy sector and climate, showing exactly why we need full energyWe know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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