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How Labour ditched its flagship £28bn green investment pledge

Two and a half years after it was announced, the policy is being dropped. Here is a timeline of key moments along the way

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Flip-flopping Keir Starmer kills his green dream

The timing leaves a little to be desired. On the day it was confirmed that the world exceeded 1.5C warming across an entire year for the first time, Labour dropped its flagship £28 billion green investment plan.

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024

Sunak: No apology over ‘absolutely legitimate’ transgender comments at PMQs

Rishi Sunak said it was ‘the worst of politics’ to link his comments attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s position on trans issues to Brianna Ghey’s case.

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024

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Minister defends Sunak’s transgender jibe amid calls for apology

Chris Philp defends PM but declines six times in BBC interview to say whether he thought joke was appropriate or respectful

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

Labour formally drops £28bn green pledge and blames Tories for ‘crashing the economy’ – as it happened

The announcement ends weeks of speculation about the policy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

Rishi Sunak Under Fire For Trans Jibe When Murdered Teen's Mother Was In Commons

The teenager named Brianna Ghey died after repeatedly being stabbed with a knife in a park in Cheshire.

International Business Times UK · Feb 8, 2024

Labour Drops Radical Reforms As It Prepares To 'Bombproof' Manifesto From Tory Attacks

Sunak has said he plans to hold an election later in the year, widely expected to be in October or November, as a YouGov survey of 14,000 respondents forecasts that the Tories will hold on to just 169 seats, while Labour will claim 385.

International Business Times UK · Feb 7, 2024

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UK Prime Minister Faces Pressure to Apologize for Transgender Remark

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces criticism for a remark about transgender people, causing controversy and calls for an apology.

Brianna Ghey’s father demands apology from Sunak over transgender remark

Peter Spooner describes comment made in an exchange at prime minister’s questions as ‘absolutely dehumanising’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Starmer to announce scaling back of £28bn green investment plan

Labour leader to say move is down to economic uncertainty caused by Tory government, sources reveal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Whether driven by Sunak’s callousness or clumsiness, trans jibe is PM’s new normal

Whatever motivated remark on day Esther Ghey visited parliament, expect more of the same as election looms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Weak, weak, weak: needy Rish! makes a spectacle of himself at PMQs

Sunak is not much of a transphobe, but his desperation for the approval of the culture war Tories has shown him up

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

PMQs sketch: Rishi Sunak misfires with transgender jibe as 'out of touch' PM slammed in heated Commons clash

PM put himself on the back foot after controversy over Rwanda bet with Piers Morgan

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024

Starmer condemns Sunak over trans rights jibe during PMQs visit by Brianna Ghey’s mother

‘Of all the weeks to say that,’ says Labour leader in angry response to prime minister’s remark

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

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Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024

Sarah de Lagarde: Woman who lost limbs when hit by Tube trains launches legal case against TfL

Sarah de Lagarde is demanding a meeting with Mayor Sadiq Khan after she was run over by two Underground trains

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Keir Starmer’s method has worked so far – now begins his toughest test

Election campaigns are about making the political weather. And on that crucial test, Labour is struggling, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024

When the PM and Piers Morgan strike a £1,000 TV bet about desperate human lives, whom do you abhor the most?

No wonder Sunak today seeks to extricate himself. None of the world leaders I have interviewed would have behaved this way, says author and broadcaster Gavin Esler

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024

Alastair Campbell tells young voters to 'get off your high horse' over Gaza

He also compared Keir Starmer to Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024

Starmer ‘unwavering’ over Labour green pledge despite claims party dropping it

Labour leader says £28bn green investment ‘desperately needed’ after sources said last week Labour were planning to ditch policy

International Business Times UK · Feb 5, 2024

The Green Party Overtakes The Tories As The Second Most Popular For Voters Under 30

A YouGov poll revealed that for voters aged 18 to 24, the Green Party is nine per cent more popular than the Conservative Party and 12 per cent ahead of the Liberal Democrats.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

Sunak ‘out of touch’ for betting £1,000 on Rwanda plan’s success, says Labour

PM also criticised for saying ‘the facts speak for themselves’ when asked if Keir Starmer was a terrorist sympathiser

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

The longest hour: Piers Morgan’s excruciating ‘interview’ with Rishi Sunak

Prime minister joined UK Sun God for an exchange of awkward blokey bants, unbased claims and bonfire of vanities

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

British Muslims losing trust in Labour over its handling of Israel-Gaza war

Party figure says it has work to do to retain support as poll shows drop in Starmer’s popularity

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

Labour’s proposals unlikely to be enough to end race disparities

Voters will welcome announcement of what party’s reforms will look like but structural inequalities run deep

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

Labour mustn’t be starry eyed about its whirlwind romance with big business and the City

Like bees to a honey pot, corporate Britain is swarming in the direction of power

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