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Katherine Langford

Leaked Government Document Reveals Devastating Cost of Net Zero—Is the UK Facing an Economic Crisis?

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Net Zero sceptics are feeling vindicated after a leaked government document revealed just how much the UK’s green agenda could cost — and it’s not pretty. The confidential Whitehall impact assessment, exposed by The Sun, has left Downing Street scrambling and critics demanding answers.

The report, marked “official sensitive” and drawn up by civil servants, doesn’t pull its punches. It warns that the rush to hit Net Zero by 2050 could trigger a sudden economic shock, devalue investments, and hurt the very people it’s meant to protect — the poorest households.

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