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5d ago

Labour Faces Union Pressure Over Net Zero Strategy and Job Security

Unite warns that lack of investment in green industries risks alienating workers as Labour defends its climate policies and immigration plans.

Ed Miliband
Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Overview

  • Unite general secretary Sharon Graham demands a comprehensive industrial strategy to align net zero goals with job creation and investment in renewable technologies.
  • The union criticizes Labour's lack of tangible progress in funding wind manufacturing, carbon capture, hydrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel industries.
  • Former PM Tony Blair, in a report foreword, calls Labour's short-term fossil fuel phase-out 'doomed to fail,' prompting backlash from Downing Street and climate experts.
  • Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Number 10 defend Labour's net zero policies, claiming they will drive job growth and protect the UK’s clean energy leadership.
  • As local elections unfold, Labour faces internal divisions and union discontent over perceived gaps between its climate rhetoric and economic delivery.