CBI boss declares 'you can't be pro-growth without being pro-green'

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Rain Newton-Smith urges main parties to end 'deafening silence' on climate action and deliver bold reforms to turbocharge green investment

The boss of the UK's largest business group has today called on the next government to move quickly to accelerate the net zero transition, arguing that "loud and proud" support for green investment is...

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