Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levelsUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s net zero economy is booming. The sector is worth £100bn a year to the UK, has outpaced other sectors, and supports higher-paying jobs than the average.For a union leader to suggest that the man who has overseen this impressive record – the energy secretary, Ed Miliband – would be a ‘noose around the neck’ of job creation, as Unite’s Sharon Graham has done, might seem extraordinary. Continue reading…