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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Alex Lawson

Keir Starmer pledges ‘good, union jobs’ amid energy row with GMB

Keir Starmer talks to workers during a visit to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.
Keir Starmer talks to workers during a visit to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Keir Starmer will pledge to put “good, union jobs” at the heart of Labour’s energy policy during a speech to one of its biggest donor unions after its general secretary criticised a proposed ban on oil and gas expansion.

He will speak at the GMB’s annual conference on Tuesday, a day after he tried to calm a growing rift with its leadership over Labour’s energy policy.

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