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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Turner

Rishi Sunak accused of 'eco own goal' after plans for £230million 'green town' scrapped

Rishi Sunak was accused of an eco own goal after hopes for a £230 million green town were scuppered.

The pioneering plan would have created the UK’s largest net-zero town five miles outside of Oxford.

But the government has torpedoed the idea - saying the homes aren’t required to meet the ambitious net-zero standards set by the council.

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