The Build Back Better campaign fears the scale of losses will rival the “deindustrialisation” of the 1980s. (Image: Getty Images)The campaign calls for investment in wind and solar farms, expanding public transport and making existing buildings more environmentally-friendly through retrofitting. The Build Back Better campaign's Fatima Ibrahim said: “With almost two million jobs at risk from the long-term economic shock of Covid-19, the Government needs to act now to deal with a crisis that is disproportionately affecting the poorest in our society. The Prime Minister is expected to unveil a 10-point plan outlining his aims for the UK's “green recovery” from the coronavirus crisis. Unison union assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “As the UK rebuilds after the pandemic, the focus must be on a green economy.

Source: Daily Mirror November 12, 2020 21:01 UTC