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Sunak rules out meat tax as part of new green agenda

PM denies he is watering down environmental policies as electric car and boiler ban shifted

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥 3 min read
The Prime Minister has insisted he is not 'watering down' climate targets
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The Prime Minister has insisted he is not 'watering down' climate targets

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has today promised the Government would not 'harm farmers' by introducing a meat tax, as he announced a raft of new measures that will dramatically alter the current green agenda....

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