Keir Starmer has been urged not to backtrack on his plans to spend £28bn on green projects by Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham.
He told the Labour leader to “stick to your guns” after Starmer said he may scale down the investment given the financial picture he would inherit if he became prime minister.
The Conservatives have been increasing their attacks on Labour over the proposal after the UK entered the election year, but supporters have been concerned about watering down the pledge.
The mayor said the investment could reindustrialise the north and make the nation a “clean energy superpower”, adding: “That is about building future prosperity.
Burnham said the investment could be raised incrementally rather than spent upfront but warned that “the more we delay” the more other governments will win the green race.
He said that ensuring Labour sticks to its “fiscal rules”, which include making sure debt is falling, was more important than hitting the green spending target.
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Keir Starmer has been urged not to backtrack on his plans to spend £28bn on green projects by Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham.
He told the Labour leader to “stick to your guns” after Starmer said he may scale down the investment given the financial picture he would inherit if he became prime minister.
The Conservatives have been increasing their attacks on Labour over the proposal after the UK entered the election year, but supporters have been concerned about watering down the pledge.
The mayor said the investment could reindustrialise the north and make the nation a “clean energy superpower”, adding: “That is about building future prosperity.
Burnham said the investment could be raised incrementally rather than spent upfront but warned that “the more we delay” the more other governments will win the green race.
He said that ensuring Labour sticks to its “fiscal rules”, which include making sure debt is falling, was more important than hitting the green spending target.
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