The Treasury has sought to play down reports of growing tensions with Number 10 over how to fund the UK’s climate targets, claiming that the Chancellor and the Prime Minister are “on the same page” over the need for an “effective, affordable” net zero strategy.
It follows reports over the weekend of divisions between Number 10 and Number 11 Downing Street on funding the UK’s net zero transition, as the government prepares to publish a set of crucial policy strategies over the coming months ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit in November.
The Treasury is expected to publish its long awaited Net …
