'Build back beaver': Boris Johnson touts offshore wind and rewilding as key to 'levelling up' agenda

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Boris Johnson speaking at the conference in Manchester today | Credit:  Matt Vickers MP / Twitter
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Boris Johnson speaking at the conference in Manchester today | Credit: Matt Vickers MP / Twitter

Conservative Party Conference speech highlights importance of COP26, but fails to deliver fresh policy announcements or expected 2035 zero carbon grid pledge

Boris Johnson touted COP26 as "the summit of our generation", as he hailed the success of the UK's offshore wind sector and promised to boost nature rewilding efforts over the coming decade, during his...

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