Labour's Jonathan Reynolds stated that the £28 billion annual green investment pledge is contingent on the strength of the economy. Reports suggest Labour may drop the commitment. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves repeatedly refused to commit to the pledge, hinting at its potential abandonment. The party's position on the £28 billion figure appears uncertain, with conflicting statements from different members.
“While the Labour leader is happy to reaffirm the figure, the shadow chancellor avoids it all costs.” 🖊️ @freddiejh8 https://t.co/WzXG3kd0dH
Shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP indicates that she's about to drop Labour's flagship green prosperity plan, repeatedly refusing to commit to the £28 billion-a-year pledge towards green investment. Sky's political editor @BethRigby reports. https://t.co/XdDIQ0EVb6 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/yHVzOuF7xk
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicates that she's about to drop Labour's flagship green prosperity plan, repeatedly refusing to commit to the £28billion-a-year pledge towards green investment. Sky's political editor @BethRigby reports. https://t.co/XdDIQ0EVb6 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/Qa3abb1CVA
NEW: Reeves repeatedly refuses to commit to Labour's £28bn green investment pledge, and instead says she'll give an update after Budget. But heavy hint figure'llbe dropped: "Fiscal rules will come 1st & all our policies will be subject to iron discipline" https://t.co/p7HqI9KZke
Has Labour dropped its £28bn green investment plan? https://t.co/uGPBmubNB0
Labour has cooled further on its £28 billion green investment plan, with a shadow cabinet minister saying: “I can’t pledge we’ll hit that particular level” ⬇️ https://t.co/k7FZxQvxAd
Sky News' Political Editor @BethRigby asks Shadow Chancellor @RachelReevesMP if she is planning to drop the commitment of spending £28bn a year on the green transition. https://t.co/qfeOHIHeIa 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/PsVkMzqlhp
If @Jeremy_Hunt cuts taxes as much in the Budget as he did in the Autumn Statement, the combined tax cuts would be on a par with the Truss mini-budget https://t.co/sIFeunkXJ8
There's been months of briefing about whether Labour will drop its £28 billion green pledge. Pretty clear from Jonathan Reynolds today that at the very least Labour have arrived at a position where they won't talk about the figure, even as they talk up investment generally https://t.co/wq1RSyX8XB
"Is there a £28bn pledge or isn’t there?" @BBCNickRobinson asks Labour's shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds about reports the party wants to drop plans to invest £28bn a year in green projects in the second half of the next parliament. #R4Today
Labour's £28bn green pledge continues to crumble. Shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the £28bn annual figure "is our level of ambition but how quickly we get there and if we can get there..." will depend on the state of the economy. "If" being the key word.
Remember when Labour said less than two weeks ago it was “complete nonsense” they were ditching the £28bn figure. Then go back and listen to Jonathan Reynolds’ broadcast round this morning.
NEW: Labour's Jonathan Reynolds says he cannot pledge green investment would hit the "particular level" of £28 billion under a Labour government. He tells @BBCBreakfast the amount Labour invest would be "determined by how strong the economy is"
Jonathan Reynolds is asked about Labour dumping its £28bn/yr green prosperity plan. https://t.co/7ZLD5q9SBG