The Labour Party has called for an expansion of energy efficiency and retrofit programmes for UK housing to spark a green economic recovery in the wake of the covid-19  pandemic.

Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband said the expansion should be part of a £30bn boost to low-carbon sectors of the economy such as energy, electric vehicles and tree-planting, which he said would create 400,000 jobs.

A report drawn up by Labour’s national policy forum said the boost to housing retrofit should be delivered by a series of measures including:

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