Labour to stand firm on net zero policies and attack cost of Tory retreat

Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband at a British Steel plant in north Lincolnshire, where they reiterated Labour would invest in a new era of ‘green’ steel. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour will “double down” on making the case that tackling the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis can only be done in tandem, despite an intensifying Conservative attack on net zero policies, the Guardian has learned.

Labour will argue that seeking green growth is the way to bring down household bills and secure the future of the UK economy.