What's happened
Labour's
flagship pledge to spend
£28bn a year on green investment is facing uncertainty as the party considers abandoning the plan.
Why it matters
The potential abandonment of Labour's
£28bn green investment plan could have significant implications for the party's election campaign and the UK's environmental policies.
What the papers say
The Guardian reports that Labour officials are considering abandoning the
£28bn green investment plan if it is likely to damage the party in an election campaign. The Times, however, highlights that the shadow foreign secretary insists that Labour is committed to the plan by the second half of the next term.
How we got here
The potential abandonment of Labour's
£28bn green investment plan follows a series of discussions and scaling back of the plan by the party's leadership.
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