Keir Starmer's Big Green £28bn U-turn

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Today, we look at Labour ditching it’s £28bn green investment pledge.The spending, announced in 2021, had been a key part of the party's plans to reach climate targets and secure green jobs. The U-turn has already faced criticism from within Labour. Chris has been speaking to Keir Starmer, who's blaming the Conservatives. James and Chris are also joined by the Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. Today's Newscast was presented by James Cook. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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