Starmer's Green Energy Plan Promises Jobs and Clean Power

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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have presented their competing visions for jobs and growth as the UK general election campaign intensifies. Sunak announced a pledge to give 30 towns £20m each for local regeneration projects, while Starmer focused on combining job centres with career services to boost employment. Both parties face scrutiny over how they plan to fund their promises, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies calling for honesty about potential tax increases. Other parties, including the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, SNP, and the Workers Party of Britain, also outlined their key pledges.
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