Starmer promises state-owned energy company

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to turn the UK into a “clean energy superpower” by setting up a publicly-owned low-carbon generation company. His speech at the Labour conference followed shadow environment secretary of state Jim McMahon’s call to strike off water company directors who “routinely and systematically break” rules and ensure illegal activity is “punished”.

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