Andy Burnham urges Labour to ‘stick to its guns’ on £28bn climate pledge

Greater Manchester mayor calls proposal an ‘investment in the future’ after Keir Starmer hinted at a rollback

Keir Starmer has been urged not to backtrack on his plans to spend £28bn on green projects by Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham.

He told the Labour leader to “stick to your guns” after Starmer said he may scale down the investment given the financial picture he would inherit if he became prime minister.