Ministers Press PM to Rethink Net Zero as CBI Backs £83 Billion Green Economy

1 articles · Updated · GB News · Jun 1

Ministers are pushing the prime minister to reconsider the government's net zero policy, according to reports highlighted in comments from shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately.
Louise Hellem, the CBI's chief economist, said the net zero economy is becoming central to the UK's future competitiveness, underscoring business resistance to any retreat.
The clash sets political pressure from within government against an economic case that green investment and low-carbon industries are increasingly tied to growth.
The debate points to a broader test for the government's climate strategy as it balances internal dissent, business confidence and long-term industrial policy.

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