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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Larry Elliott

Labour to make fighting global heating a priority for Bank of England

Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves has been criticised by environmentalists for scaling back plans to invest in a Green Prosperity Fund. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

A Labour government will make fighting global heating a priority for the Bank of England as it seeks to put environmental sustainability at the heart of its plans to grow the economy, Rachel Reeves is to announce.

The shadow chancellor will say in a speech in London on Tuesday evening that if Labour wins the general election she will reverse Jeremy Hunt’s decision last year to downgrade the emphasis on the climate crisis in Threadneedle Street’s main objectives.

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